This timely book provides an intellectual and conceptual history of a key representation of innovation: technological innovation. Tracing the history of the discourses of scholars, practitioners and policy-makers, and exploring how and why innovation became defined as technological, Benoit Godin studies the emergence of the term, its meaning, and its transformation and use over time.

Part I of this unique book offers a genealogy of technological innovation from technological unemployment through technological change and technological progress. Part II then turns to the discourse on technological innovation, asserting that it has emerged as a key term because it serves utilitarian functions.

The Invention of Technological Innovation will be of interest to students and academics studying the concepts and theories of innovation, whilst also being a key resource for policy-makers, managers and analysts looking to gain a deeper understanding of the topic.

About the Author
The late Benoit Godin, formerly Full Professor, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Montreal, Canada

Reviews
'The Invention of Technological Innovation is a meticulous and seminal work of deftly organized and presented scholarship that is unreservedly recommended for both college and university library collections.' -- Michael J. Carson, Midwest Book Review



Book Information
ISBN 9781789903331
Author Benoit Godin
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd