In this book Hanadi Mubarak Ali Husain and Michael promote the concept of innovation
incubators from a business-management perspective. The book provides a comprehensive roadmap
for the development of new economies based on technology as well as value added in technology
transfer innovation development and an entrepreneurial climate. Many books on innovation and
entrepreneurship take a theoretical approach presenting a selection of examples that may not
reflect reality. However this compendium of innovation and entrepreneurship case studies is
based on the practical experience of executives and managers regarding the undertaking of
projects within their industry and company. It is this practical approach emphasizing
enterprise-wide projects as a consequence of the current economic reality that differentiates
this book from conventional texts on innovation and entrepreneurship. This investigation uses
successful international case studies based on models in developed and developing countries. It
argues that innovation incubators must be adopted by Arab countries to support diversification
of their economies the commercialization of new technologies job creation and foster an
entrepreneurial climate. The book presents research and case studies which provide new
insights into practices for undertaking projects that both executive and project managers will
find interesting and useful for the advancement of their enterprises particularly in the area
of innovation and entrepreneurship.
