Praise for Creating Regional Wealth

   

"Humanity needs places where people have a common vision and develop together creativity, modern innovation, quality of life, and humanism. This book will help."

”Pierre Laffitte
Senator, France

"Provides valuable insights and pragmatic advice for anyone interested in improving the economic well-being of a region and adopting an entrepreneurial mindset. Conveys the spirit, knowledge, and courage of leaders in all sectors of the economy."

”Henry C. Manayan, Esq.
Mayor, City of Milpitas, California

"A comprehensive/commendable compilation of the experiences of the entrepreneurial spirit across cultures."

”Pradeep Kar
Microland Group, India

"A must-read for anyone interested in building ecosystems of excellence and economic advancement in any region or country. Truly invaluable."

”Kailash C. Joshi, Ph.D.
President, TiE Silicon Valley

"A most important and stimulating contribution to the new leadership agenda for further development of intellectual capital of regions as the driver for future regional wealth and prosperity ."

”Leif Edvinsson, Professor
Associate, of Intellectual Capital, University of Lund, Sweden and CEO of Universal Networking Intellectual Capital, Sweden

"Which regions will prosper and how are they positioning themselves today for tomorrow's opportunities? A thoroughly researched and stimulating work, a sort of strategic manual for companies, scientists, and regional politicians ."

”Dr. Hans Christoph von Rohr
Chairman, Industrial Investment Council, Berlin, Germany

"This is a great book for those who want to find out what powers regional developments. A good read for anybody interested in this subject."

”Hermann Hauser, Ph.D.
Founder and Director, Amadeus Capital Partners , Cambridge, United Kingdom

"An important contribution to the field with clear and practical findings for investors, business leaders, and policymakers."

”David J. Blumberg
Managing Partner, Blumberg Capital, San Francisco, CA

"The successful transformation of the Irish economy over the last decade has surprised even those within the social partnership process who contributed to its delivery. This is a well-researched account of how it happened ."

”David Begg
General Secretary, Irish Congress of Trade Unions

"Well researched and engagingly presented. An excellent work on a timely topic."

”Cheryl Fragiadakis
Technology Transfer Department Head, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (U.S. Department of Energy)

"An insightful inquiry into the sources of innovation and entrepreneurship that determine global and regional leadership in today's knowledge-based economy."

”R. Sean Randolph
President, Bay Area Economic Forum

"Presents a jointly optimizing global perspective. Should be valuable for people in all regions to understand how to succeed in the high-tech Innovation Economy."

”George Lin
President, SEMI Asia-Pacific

"This book balances the varied but complementary perspectives of management and research issues. The Israeli chapters are especially important since they enable the readers to learn about one of the fastest -growing high-tech regions."

”Dr. Avi Fiegenbaum
Director of the MBA Program, Technion University, Israel

"Excellent lessons for knitting the core strengths of a region into a compelling and saleable value proposition. Filled with entrepreneurial insights."

”Shirley Horn
Senior Director, Brand Management, Agilent Technologies, Inc.

"I strongly recommend this book to everyone involved in creating, developing, and sustaining a dynamic entrepreneurial marketplace , be it in an emerging market or an industrialized country. Based on research and interviews with top experts around the world, the book provides a real 'tour de force' of the key success factors."

”Jyoti Gupta
Professor of Finance at ESCP-EAP University, Paris

"This book very succinctly brings out the challenges that the Internet age poses and the tremendous response of the industry, particularly of the Indians in Silicon Valley."

”Rajendra Abhyankar
former Consul General of India, San Francisco

"A superbly lucid analysis of the world's information technology hot spots. This book is a veritable traveller's guide to the global Information Economy."

”Dr. Shyam R. Chidamber
Director, Center for Information Technology and the Global Economy, Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington D.C.

"For anyone responsible or interested in regional development, this is a gold mine!"

”Jerome S. Engel
Executive Director, Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of California at Berkeley

"This thoughtful book goes a long way to explaining the Silicon Valley mystique and how other parts of the world are following the model with varying degrees of success and localization. This will be a textbook for some, a reference for many, and a fun read for all of us working in the high-tech industries."

”George Koo
Director, Chinese Services Group, Deloitte & Touche

"Valuable insight for both practitioners and researchers in emerging IT markets."

”Shyam Sethi
Consultant, Technical Services & Visiting Faculty, IIT Delhi

"An excellent piece of research work reflecting the essence of globalization based on convergence of new ideas, thoughts, knowledge base, and innovativeness on an international plain."

”Abhijit Halder
Consul of Community Affairs of the Indian Consulate, San Francisco

"An excellent book about the regional high-tech clusters that have emerged around the globe. The book is very insightful and stimulating. It is a must read for anyone who wants to understand emergence of a place like Bangalore."

”Kanwal Rekhi
Founder of Excelan, Co-Founder of TiE (The IndUS Entrepreneurs)

   


Creating Regional Wealth in the Innovation Economy. Models, Perspectives, and Best Practices
Creating Regional Wealth in the Innovation Economy: Models, Perspectives, and Best Practices
ISBN: 0130654159
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 237

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