PREFACEThe present text has been prepared by the members of the 'Innovation' subgroup of the EU Concerted Action 'Structural Change in the Food Industry', co-ordinated by Professor Bruce Traill, University of Reading.The text serves a dual purpose. It is intended as a review of the literature on the determinants of innovation and innovativeness and their impact on business performance, with a special view to the food industry. As such, it stands alone and can be read by itself. But it also serves as the theoretical framework for a series of case studies conducted by the members of the subgroup, which are currently underway. These case studies, interpreted on the background of the concepts detailed in this paper, will allow the derivation of a more detailed framework for the analysis of innovation in the food industry, which will then be amenable to quantitative analysis.

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