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John Storey, ed. The Management of Innovation. 2 vols. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2004. xxxi + 734 pp. (vol. 1); ix + 570 pp. (vol. 2). ISBN 1-84376-429-6, $495.00 (cloth).
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Edited by John Storey of Open University Business School in the United Kingdom, The Management of Innovation (MoI) consists of fifty-three of the most important social science works on organizational and technological innovation. Predominantly journal articles with some book chapters, the contents of the twin volumes are organized into nine sections that, as Storey says in his introduction, shift from overviews and general issues to more narrowly focused topics. In the former category are three sections: Theoretical Perspectives and Overviews; National Systems, Diffusion and Historic Trajectories; and Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In the latter category are the remaining six sections: Technology Strategy and New Product Development; Barriers and Enablers; Managing Innovation through
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