About the authors

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. 1. Researchers on research 1
5. Part I. The emergent research program 11
6. 2. Creating a framework for enterprise R&D 15
7. 3. Developing development organizations 29
8. 4. Filling the knowledge gap 45
9. 5. Enterprise development in Norwegian fishing industry 61
10. 6. Fragile coalitions 77
11. 7. Networking industrial development 93
12. 8. The action learning processes of the Nordvest forum coalition 111
13. 9. Integrating the disintegrated 129
14. Part II. Insights 147
15. 10. The changing program 149
16. 11. Creating new research practices 165
17. 12. Networking as an action research practice 185
18. 13. Enhancing innovations 207
19. 14. Democracy, participation and communicative change 223
20. 15. Epilogue. Research on enterprise development 239
21. References 247
22. About the authors 253
23. Name index 257
24. Subject index 259