Table of Contents: Preface and acknowledgements by Christian Le Bas Introduction by William Latham and Christian Le Bas Ch. 1 Persistence in innovation : definitions and current development of the field by Christian Le Bas and William Latham Ch. 2 Determinants of persistence in innovation : a study of French patenting by Alexandre Cabagnols and Claudine Gay and Christian Le Bas Ch. 3 Factors of entry and persistence in innovation : a competence- based approach by Alexandre Cabagnols Ch. 4 Characteristics of persistent inventors as revealed in patent data by William Latham and Christian Le Bas and Karim Touach Ch. 5 Comparing innovative persistence across countries : a Cox-model of patenting in the UK and France by Alexandre Cabagnols Ch. 6 Persistent adoption of time-saving process innovations by Nilotpal Das and James G. Mulligan Ch. 7 Towards an evolutionary theory of persistence in innovation by Christian Le Bas and William Latham Ch. 8 Principal findings, policy implications and research agenda by Christian Le Bas and William Latham