TY - CHAP AB - Technological innovation is not simply invention, but rather is a process that includes all the steps from the decision to conduct research to the identification of opportunities and paths for that research to contribute to society through diffusion and commercial application. While scientific discovery is central, it is a single (albeit critical) piece of a complex process involving navigation of the business, legal, regulatory, and economic issues that define the innovation landscape. VL - 18 SN - 978-1-84950-532-1, 978-0-7623-1481-2/1048-4736 DO - 10.1016/S1048-4736(07)00012-4 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/S1048-4736(07)00012-4 AU - Thursby Marie C. ED - Gary D. Libecap ED - Marie C. Thursby PY - 2008 Y1 - 2008/01/01 TI - Introduction T2 - Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results T3 - Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Growth PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 1 EP - 8 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -