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This book discusses the main issues, challenges, opportunities, andtrends involving the interactions between academia, industry, government and society.Specifically, it aims to explore how these interactions enhance the ways inwhich companies deliver products and services in order to achieve sustainablecompetitiveness in the marketplace.
Sustainable competitiveness has been widely discussed by academics andpractitioners, considering the importance of protecting the environment whilesustaining the economic goals of organizations. The Quintuple Helix innovation modelis a framework for facilitating knowledge, innovation and sustainablecompetitive advantage. It embeds the Triple and the Quadruple Helix models byadding a fifth helix, the "natural environment." The Triple Helix model focuseson the university-industry-government triad, while the Quadruple adds civilsociety (the media- and culture-driven public) as a fourth helix.
The Quintuple Helix modelfacilitates research, public policy, andpractical application of sustainable competitiveness principles. Applying themost recent developments and theoretical insights of this model, thecontributors to this volume address such questions as: how do government,academia, industry and civil society actors interact for promoting sustainablecompetitiveness at the country (regional) level? How do these actors influencesustainable operations management at the company (business) level? In so doing,they shed new light on the dynamics of economic growth, sustainability andcompetitiveness.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Multiple Helix Ecosystems forSustainable Competitiveness.- Chapter 2 MultipleHelix Approaches to Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation: A Case Studyof the Great Barrier Reef (Australia).- Chapter 3 Governance forPartnership Sustainability: An Approach from the Agency Theory.- Chapter4 Revisitingthe Triple Helix Innovation Framework: The Case of Abengoa.- Chapter5 TheRole of Triple-Helix Collaboration in the Development of CleantechEntrepreneurship: Lessons Learned From the Øresund and Moscow Regions.- Chapter6 Key factors on green productdevelopment: influence of multiple elements.- Chapter 7 Sustainability, Lean and Eco-efficiency symbioses.- Chapter8 Integrating sustainabilitymetrics in the supply chain performance measurement system.- Chapter9 ImprovingProduction Flexibility in an Industrial Company by Shortening Changeover Time -A Triple Helix Collaborative Project.- Chapter 10.-SectoralSystems of Innovation and Nanotechnology. Challenges Ahead.- Chapter11 Impactof venture capital on the growth of university spin-offs.
Summary
This book discusses the main issues, challenges, opportunities, and
trends involving the interactions between academia, industry, government and society.
Specifically, it aims to explore how these interactions enhance the ways in
which companies deliver products and services in order to achieve sustainable
competitiveness in the marketplace.
Sustainable competitiveness has been widely discussed by academics and
practitioners, considering the importance of protecting the environment while
sustaining the economic goals of organizations. The Quintuple Helix innovation model
is a framework for facilitating knowledge, innovation and sustainable
competitive advantage. It embeds the Triple and the Quadruple Helix models by
adding a fifth helix, the “natural environment.” The Triple Helix model focuses
on the university-industry-government triad, while the Quadruple adds civil
society (the media- and culture-driven public) as a fourth helix.
The Quintuple Helix modelfacilitates research, public policy, and
practical application of sustainable competitiveness principles. Applying the
most recent developments and theoretical insights of this model, the
contributors to this volume address such questions as: how do government,
academia, industry and civil society actors interact for promoting sustainable
competitiveness at the country (regional) level? How do these actors influence
sustainable operations management at the company (business) level? In so doing,
they shed new light on the dynamics of economic growth, sustainability and
competitiveness.
