Table of Contents Preface .................................................................................................................................................xiii Chapter 1 Dynamic Competitive of Geographic Clusters (Such as Micro Regional Systems) in the Generation of Innovative Capabilities ....................................................................................................................... 1 Tomas Gabriel Bas, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile Chapter 2 Innovation by Imitation? Benchmarking Success Stories of Regional Innovation .............................. 14 Gert-Jan Hospers, University of Twente, The Netherlands & Radboud University, The Netherlands Erwin van Tuijl, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands Paul Benneworth, University of Twente, The Netherlands Chapter 3 High Technology Cluster Growth Initiatives in Singapore ................................................................... 26 Pak Tee Ng, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Chapter 4 Technology Policy Perspective: Critical Review of Software Technology Parks in India ................... 37 Neeta Baporikar, Ministry of Higher Education, CAS - Salalah, Sultanate of Oman Chapter 5 Canadian Biotechnology Systems: The Stakeholders and the Institutional Infrastructure ................... 53 Johanne Queenton, University of Sherbrooke, Canada Yvon Dufour, University of Sherbrooke, Canada Régis Milot, University of Sherbrooke, Canada Chapter 6 Creative Regions in Europe: Exploring Creative Industry Agglomeration and the Wealth of European Regions ................................................................................................................................................. 65 Blanca de-Miguel-Molina, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain José-Luis Hervás-Oliver, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain Rafael Boix, Universitat de València, Spain María de-Miguel-Molina, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain Chapter 7 Theoretical Model of Knowledge Management Capacity to Promote Learning in Organizations ...... 80 Carolina Alejandra Oliu, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile Chapter 8 Radical Innovation and Technology Diffusion in Traditional Clusters: How High-Tech Industries Reinvented a Traditional Cluster .......................................................................................................... 99 Jose Albors-Garrigos, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain José-Luis Hervás-Oliver, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain Chapter 9 Engaging Actors for the Development of a High-Tech Cluster: The Case of Biotechnology ............ 111 Marcia Villasana, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico Chapter 10 Cluster of Berries in Chile: Perspectives and Problems ..................................................................... 123 Tomas Bas, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile Chapter 11 Research into the Path Evolution of Manufacturing in the Transitional Period in Mainland China ................................................................................................................................... 134 Tao Chen, SanJiang University, China, Nanjing Normal University, China, & Harbin Institute of Technology, China Li Kang, SanJiang University, China, & Nanjing Normal University, China Zhengfeng Ma, Nanjing Normal University, China Zhiming Zhu, Hohai University, China Chapter 12 International Development Partnerships and Diffusion of Renewable Energy Powered Lighting Technologies in Off-Grid Communities in Developing Countries: Exploratory Study in Talamanca, Costa Rica ........................................................................................................................................... 145 Inna Platonova, University of Calgary, Canada Chapter 13 Managing the Performance of Highly Mobile Skilled Individuals in Hi-Tech Firms ........................ 167 Samarendra Kumar Mohanty, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India P. ArunPrasad, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India Chapter 14 Local Innovation System in Emerging Economies: Case Study of Córdoba, Argentina .................... 185 Jorge Boiola, National University of Córdoba, República Argentina Chapter 15 Internationalization Strategies of Chinese Pharmaceutical Firms ...................................................... 204 Jingyuan Zhao, Harbin Institute of Technology, China Chapter 16 Organizational and Personal Innovativeness ...................................................................................... 217 Kayhan Tajeddini, Lund University, Sweden & Tehran University, Iran Keyvan Tajeddini, Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Iran Compilation of References ............................................................................................................... 226 About the Contributors .................................................................................................................... 262 Index ................................................................................................................................................... 268.