Self-Different Fractals and Innovation

The book highlights how self-different fractals enhance interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research, blending scientific and artistic research approaches to create productive chaos, shaping governance, academia, and innovation systems to advance societal and institutional development in higher education.

David F.J. Campbell is a Higher Education Researcher at the University for Continuing Education Krems in Austria; Associate Professor for Comparative Political Science at the University of Vienna; and a Quality Enhancement Expert, Quality Researcher and Publication Strategist at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Elias G. Carayannis is a Full Professor of Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship as well as the co-founder and co-director of the Global and Entrepreneurial Finance Research Institute (GEFRI) and the director of the European Union Research Center (EURC) at the George Washington University School of Business (GWSB). Carayannis and Campbell jointly developed the theory of Quadruple and Quintuple Helix Innovation Systems.

Preface. Introduction: Self-Different Fractals and Innovation. Governance of and in Higher Education. The "Knowledge State": Governance of Higher Education in the Knowledge Society, Knowledge Economy and Knowledge Democracy. Governance of Higher Education, "Epistemic Governance" and the Governance of Quality Enhancement in Higher Education Institutions. Innovation: Linear and Non-Linear Models of Innovation and Innovation Networks of Entrepreneurial Universities and Academic Firms. New Academic Careers. The Academic Firm and Innovation. The Conclusion: Innovation and Self-Different Fractals. References. Index.