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Innovation and Competitiveness: Case Study

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The foregoing analysis in the previous chapters of the book demonstrated that innovation constitutes the foundation and driver of competitiveness worldwide. Starting from its definition and based on a broad raft of experiences and results, innovation allows the addition of higher added value in a way that materially prevails constituting probably exclusivity (disruptive and discontinuous innovations).

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Carayannis, E.G., Samara, E.T., Bakouros, Y.L. (2015). Innovation and Competitiveness: Case Study. In: Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11242-8_3

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