Springer Innovation as a Basis for Competitiveness: Theory and Practice

This book focuses on the theory and practice involved in the management of innovative activities that enhance the competitiveness of enterprises, industries and economies. It presents a multi-criteria approach to the problem of selecting effective innovative projects and innovative technologies that increase competitiveness in high-tech industries. Further, the book develops a mathematical risk assessment model, and proposes new approaches for systematically identifying and assessing the probability of risk emergence. Lastly, it demonstrates how simulation models can be used to assess the impact of innovative technologies on the competitiveness of high-tech products.   From the Back Cover This book focuses on the theory and practice involved in the management of innovative activities that enhance the competitiveness of enterprises, industries and economies. It presents a multi-criteria approach to the problem of selecting effective innovative projects and innovative technologies that increase competitiveness in high-tech industries. Further, the book develops a mathematical risk assessment model, and proposes new approaches for systematically identifying and assessing the probability of risk emergence. Lastly, it demonstrates how simulation models can be used to assess the impact of innovative technologies on the competitiveness of high-tech products.   About the Author Alexander Chursin is the Director of Institute of Applied Technical and Economic Research and Expert Assesment in Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (PFUR), Head of the Department of Applied Economy Studies and Advisor of PFUR Rectorate. He is a member of the Scientific Council of Russian Academy of Sciences, Expert Council of the Russian Humanitarian Scientific Foundation, Professor of Academy of Military Sciences. Prof. Chursin has been working in executive positions in industry and scientific educational institutions for more than 50 years. He is an author of 23 patented inventions in the field of instrumentation and control system design. On the basis of the results of scientific activity A.A. Chursin has published over 100 articles and 30 monographs. In recent years, he engaged in research problems of management of production and organization competitiveness, and ensuring the successful performance of domestic products in the world markets. Prof. Chursin was awarded many medals and orders of the USSR and Russia for high results in labor and scientific activities including USSR Council of Ministers Award in the field of science and technology, Tsiolkovsky sign for personal creative contribution in the implementation of space programs and projects, medal of the Order "of Merit for the Motherland” of the II degree.  Yuri Vlasov is the initiator of 'large industrial high-tech production'. A famous scientist in the Russian Federation, Prof. Vlasov became a Laureate of the Russian Government Prize in science and technology in 2005 for his research and production work. Currently he is a member of several scientific councils.  Yuri Vlasov has been working on senior positions in high-tech industries for more than 30 years, managing large projects on organization of high-tech production, participating in development and implementation of state programs. He is the author of over 30 scientific articles and he has presented his papers at numerous scientific conferences. The scientific works of Y. Vlasov are devoted to the issues of risk management in the process of innovative activity implementation and achievement of a high level of economic stability of high-tech industries enterprises on the basis of emerging risks compensation. He has developed the basic approaches for the management of diversification in high-tech corporations and approaches on the optimal pricing of innovative products of high-tech industries. Yuri Vlasov was awarded the Russian Order of Honor for his work associated with the cre