Innova tion a s a Sys temic Phenomenon: Rethinking the Role of Policy
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چکیده
This paper looks a t the polic y implic a tions of v iewing innov a tion a s a system ic phenomenon. The ® rst sec tion prov ides a br ief overv iew of conceptua l approa c hes used in the rec ent litera ture on innov a tion systems. The sec ond pa r t of the paper looks a t lea rning a nd tec hnologic a l knowledge a t the ® rm-lev el, a nd explores the ways in which different theoretica l a pproa c hes a ffec t our understa nding of innov a tion processes. This discussion focuses on the contra st between `systems’ models of lea rning a nd the concepts of knowledge which underpin the current `ma instream’ ra tiona le for public polic y in this a rea . The third sec tion disc usses polic y problems a rising from this broa d ® eld of study, focusing on two issues: the ra tiona le for policy interv ention; a nd policy c apa bilities a nd `knowledge ba ses’ .
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