On Technology in Innovation Systems and Innovation-Ecosystem Perspectives: A Cross-Linking Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Research Process
3. Overview
4. Technology in IS: Main Research Areas
5. Technology in IE
6. Discussion
7. Conclusions and Further Research
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Indicators | IS Literature | IE Literature |
---|---|---|
N. of contributions (1994–2017) | 334 | 92 |
Trends of production | Increasing growth | Increasing growth |
(Eight contributions in 2006 against 57 in 2015 and 35 until December 2017) | (One contribution in 2006 against 60 in 2015 and 49 until December 2017) | |
First sources |
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Main areas of knowledge | Business (30.4%) | Management (44.4%) |
Management (29.5%) | Business (33.3%) | |
Economics (27.5%) | Economics (5.6%) | |
Top three contributing countries | United States (11.37%) | United States (30.93%) |
United Kingdom (9.48%) | China (12.37%) | |
Netherlands (8.53%) | United Kingdom (8.25%) |
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Topics under Focus | Innovation System | Innovation Ecosystem |
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Context | Mainly defined as a geographical area; it is the trigger of innovation | Often meant as an industry; it is useful in collecting actors’ contribution |
Aim | Improving the whole context | Disrupting previous technologies |
Actors | A multitude of actors favors innovation goals through technology | |
University | It is both a technology carrier and a competence integrator | |
Mechanisms | Knowledge as an output and technology transfer | New propositions and platforms and new relationships among actors |
Policy | Policy and policy makers support the whole process | |
Policy maker | It steers the innovation process as in a top–down approach | It supports entrepreneurship and stakeholders’ involvement |
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Amitrano, C.C.; Tregua, M.; Russo Spena, T.; Bifulco, F. On Technology in Innovation Systems and Innovation-Ecosystem Perspectives: A Cross-Linking Analysis. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3744. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103744
Amitrano CC, Tregua M, Russo Spena T, Bifulco F. On Technology in Innovation Systems and Innovation-Ecosystem Perspectives: A Cross-Linking Analysis. Sustainability. 2018; 10(10):3744. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103744
Chicago/Turabian StyleAmitrano, Cristina Caterina, Marco Tregua, Tiziana Russo Spena, and Francesco Bifulco. 2018. "On Technology in Innovation Systems and Innovation-Ecosystem Perspectives: A Cross-Linking Analysis" Sustainability 10, no. 10: 3744. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103744