In recent decades, rapid technological innovation has facilitated a convergence between traditional face-toface and distributed (or technology-mediated) learning environments. These blended learning environments try to take advantage of the strengths of both archetypal learning environments (Graham, 2006). The emergence of blended learning is highlighted in higher education and in industry trai...

We analyze a situation where a principal wants to induce two firms to produce an output, e.g. electricity from renewable energy sources. Firms can undertake non-contractible investments to reduce production cost of the output. Part of these investments spills over and also reduces production cost of the other firm. Comparing a general price subsidy and an innovation tournament, we find that the...

and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication data Technological innovation as an evolutionary process / edited by John Ziman on behalf of the Epistemolo...

Many institutions are in a state of flux in relation to the implementation and use of information communication technology (ICT) by faculty, staff, and students. Earlier research (Stockley 2002) indicates that most institutions are neither at the beginning – nor the end of the implementation continuum; rather, they are more likely to be found somewhere in the middle as institutions vary in thei...

Technological innovation is defined as a process of conceiving or gathering new functionalities or characteristics for a product or production method. In this movement, shifts in quality or productivity that are able to adapt a business or a service to the market reality are explored. It can be classified as product innovation, when introduced into the market, or process innovation, when used i...