TY - BOOK ID - 80730140 TI - The innovation illusion AU - Erixon, Fredrik AU - Weigel, Björn PY - 2016 SN - 0300222122 9780300222128 9780300217407 0300217404 PB - New Haven DB - UniCat KW - Technological innovations KW - Labor. KW - Capitalism. KW - Market economy KW - Economics KW - Profit KW - Capital KW - Labor and laboring classes KW - Manpower KW - Work KW - Working class KW - Economic aspects. KW - Social aspects. KW - Labor KW - Capitalism KW - Economic aspects KW - Social aspects KW - E-books KW - 338.043 KW - Technologische vooruitgang. Automatisering. Computers. Werkgelegenheid en informatica UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80730140 AB - Timely, compelling, and certain to be controversial-a deeply researched study that reveals how companies and policy makers are hindering innovation-led growth Conventional wisdom holds that Western economies are on the threshold of fast-and-furious technological development. Fredrik Erixon and Bjorn Weigel refute this idea, bringing together a vast array of data and case studies to tell a very different story. With expertise spanning academia and the business world, Erixon and Weigel illustrate how innovation is being hampered by existing government regulations and corporate practices. Capitalism, they argue, has lost its mojo. Assessing the experiences of global companies, including Nokia, Uber, IBM, and Apple, the authors explore three key themes: declining economic dynamism in Western economies; growing corporate reluctance to contest markets and innovate; and excessive regulation limiting the diffusion of innovation. At a time of low growth, high unemployment, and increasing income inequality, innovation-led growth is more necessary than ever. This book unequivocally details the obstacles hindering our future prosperity. ER -