Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

It is not very often that a reference set covering such a wide range of topics as creativity, invention, innovation and entrepreneurship comes along. It is most welcome in that regard, addressing topics that are frequently overlooked and yet are so fundamental to many of the activities of both academia and industry. Nevertheless, any encyclopedia, especially one comprising articles from different authors, needs to be a coherent whole to allow the readers to access the information they need. On this point, the encyclopedia fails to reach its full potential.

The encyclopedia comprises three separate hardback volumes, arranged alphabetically by topic...