In 14 papers first presented at an undated interdisciplinary conference titled "Demand, markets users, and innovation: Sociological and economic approaches," contributors focus on the demand side of technological change in combination with the pure market emphasis of neoclassical economic theory. In such hybrid theory-driven case studies of the complex construction of markets in early stages of innovation in diverse industries/Internet entrepreneurship, they explore the key roles of user needs and socio- politics. The editors are with the department of technology management, Manchester School of Management, UK. Contributors hail from other European countries, the US, and Brazil. Annotation © Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
In 14 papers first presented at an undated interdisciplinary conference titled "Demand, markets users, and innovation: Sociological and economic approaches," contributors focus on the demand side of technological change in combination with the pure market emphasis of neoclassical economic theory. In such hybrid theory-driven case studies of the complex construction of markets in early stages of innovation in diverse industries/Internet entrepreneurship, they explore the key roles of user needs and socio- politics. The editors are with the department of technology management, Manchester School of Management, UK. Contributors hail from other European countries, the US, and Brazil. Annotation © Book News, Inc., Portland, OR