附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Conceptual aspects -- 1. From path dependency to path creation : a new challenge to the systems of innovation approach / Gerd Schienstock -- 2. Towards a theory of social innovation and structural change / Timo Hamalainen -- Part II. Industries and firms -- 3. The evolution of the Finnish ICT cluster / Laura Paija and Petri Rouvinen -- 4. Innovation and absorptive capability in the traditional industries : the case of the Finnish wood products industry / Christopher Palmberg -- 5. Knowledge services in the Finnish innovation system / Aija Leiponen -- 6. Nokia : a giant in the Finnish innovation system / Jyrki Ali-Yrkko and Raine Hermans -- 7. The flexible production model in Finnish companies : trends in production management, work organization and employment relations / Tuomo Alasoini -- Part III. Regions and institutions -- 8. The emergence of a regional innovation network : BioTurku in Turku, Finland / Henrik Bruun -- 9. From the national industrial heartland towards a node in the global knowledge economy : the case of Tampere Region / Mika Kautonen, Pasi Koski and Gerd Schienstock -- 10. Universities and science-industry relationships : making a virtue out of necessity? / Mika Nieminen and Erkki Kaukonen -- 11. Polytechnic reform : a response to the learning economy / Kari Kekkonen -- 12. Education as an asset in the labour market / Asko Suikkanen and Ritva Linnakangas -- 13. Regulation and innovation : competition law / Kalle Maatta -- 14. Finnish science and technology policy / Tarmo Lemola -- Part IV. The national level -- 15. The Finnish model of the knowledge economy / Gerd Schienstock.
摘要:Finland is one of the few countries which has embraced the knowledge society and found new development paths without sacrificing the high levels of welfare services that it provides to its citizens. This study examines the strengths and the weaknesses of the Finland's transformation.
