Cross-Border Innovation in a Changing World: An Overview and Perspective on Future Developments

Bridging perspectives from complementary research streams, this chapter offers an overview of the cross-border innovation phenomenon and argues that in recent decades it has not only increased in intensity, but also changed qualitatively. The authors submit that a comprehensive understanding of these profound transformations calls for a renewed research effort that should simultaneously address the evolution of players, places, and policies. The chapter reviews the contributions offered in this book in relation to these cross-border innovation building blocks and proposes future lines of research.