Innovation Policies, Business Creation and Economic Development

Part I. Growth and Innovation

1. Solving Technological Change Model by Using Fractional Calculus
Tolga Omay, Dumitru Baleanu

2. Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, and the Deployment of Technology
J.B. Burnham

3. The Relationship Between the Degree of Innovation and the Development Level of a Country
A. Kadir Varoglu, Ali Riza Köker

4. The Role of Effective Protection of IP Rights on Economic Growth
Yüksel Birinci

5. Variables Affecting Innovation-Related Competitiveness in Turkey
A. Or¸un Sakarya

6. The Meaning of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
Gökhan Çapoglu

Part II. Company Innovativeness and Growth

7. The Phenomenology of Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Lance B. Kurke

8. Innovativeness: Is It a Function of the Leadership Style and the Value System of the Entrepreneur?
Alev Katrinli, Gulem Atabay, Gonca Gunay, Burcu Guneri, Ahenk Aktan

9. Ankara Technology Development Zones Within the Context of Innovation Strategies in Turkey
Cigdem Varol, N. Aydan Sat, Asli Gurel Ucer, Gulsen Yilmaz

10. Innovation Ability of Small Firms in Turkish Industrial Clusters: Ankara-Ivedik Industrial Region Case
Özlem Özkanli, Erdal Akdeve

Part III. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Growth

11. Innovation Strategies and Innovation Problems in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: An Empirical Study
Ismail Bakan, Bulent Yildiz

12. Innovation Policies in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A Comparison Between European Union and Turkey
Belgin Akçay, Basak Söylemez

13. Financing for Turkish Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: SMEs Restructuring, Business Plans, and Value-Adding Chains as Tools
Klaus Jurgens

14. Innovation and Restructuring: The Conceptual Dilemma in the Continuous Process Improvement
UGur Zel

15. How to Address the Turkish Paradox of Innovation to Build a Competitive Economy?
Lale Gumusluoglu, Sirin Elçi

Keywords: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science BUS042000