Common Innovation

G. M.P. Swann

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Abstract: Common innovation is the contribution of ordinary people to innovation and the wealth of nations. Innovation and wealth creation are not merely the monopoly of business. While Schumpeter described business innovation as a, ‘perennial gale of creative destruction’, common innovation is more a, ‘gentle and benign breeze’. This book analyses some illustrations of the destructive side of business innovation, and provides numerous examples of the ‘benign breeze’ of common innovation. It builds on the pioneering work of von Hippel, but takes that a step further. In common innovation, the ordinary citizen is centre stage and business can be quite peripheral

Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Innovations and Technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A2 I2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
ISBN: 9781847200501
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction , pp 3-9

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Ch 2 M-Wealth and R-Wealth , pp 10-14

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Ch 3 B-Innovation and C-Innovation , pp 15-26

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Ch 4 Oikonomia and the Outer Economy , pp 27-31

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Ch 5 The Values of Innovation , pp 32-38

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Ch 6 Analytical Framework , pp 39-54

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Ch 7 Wide Frames and the Luddites , pp 57-65

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Ch 8 The Division of Labour , pp 66-73

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Ch 9 Online and Local Booksellers , pp 74-80

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Ch 10 Software Innovation and e-Waste , pp 81-93

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Ch 11 Parkinson’s Law of Traffic , pp 94-104

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Ch 12 Innovation and Consumerism , pp 105-113

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Ch 13 High Frequency Trading , pp 114-127

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Ch 14 Summary of Part II , pp 128-130

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Ch 15 Introduction to Part III , pp 133-134

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Ch 16 Consumption and the Home , pp 135-143

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Ch 17 Natural Environment , pp 144-152

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Ch 18 Socio-Economic Environment , pp 153-164

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Ch 19 Education , pp 165-173

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Ch 20 Arts , pp 174-186

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Ch 21 Science , pp 187-194

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Ch 22 Health , pp 195-202

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Ch 23 Business and the Marketplace , pp 203-208

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Ch 24 No Business Monopoly , pp 211-216

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Ch 25 Many Routes to Wealth Creation , pp 217-223

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Ch 26 C-Innovation and the Future , pp 224-230

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