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Original Hardcover. Publisher: Media-Tryck | Utg. 2014 | Original Hardcover | 344 p. ; diagr., tab. | This book is brand new. | Series: Lund studies in economic history | Language: Engelska --- Information regarding the book: This doctoral thesis examines the driving forces of product innovations in the Swedishmanufacturing industry during the period 1970-2007. Specifically it examines whetherand to what extent innovations have been the creative response to positive factors,such as new opportunities and obstacles related to their exploitation, and negativefactors, such as economic, environmental and organizational problems. To this end, anewly constructed database, SWINNO, containing more than 4000 innovations is explored.Using this database, the thesis studies the determinants of innovation activityin firms, industries, in development blocks and on the macro-level. The results pointto the existence of two main patterns. Innovations aimed to solve economic, environmentaland organizational problems… Read More