Open this publication in new window or tab >>2021 (English)In: Industry and Innovation, ISSN 1366-2716, E-ISSN 1469-8390, Vol. 28, no 5, p. 651-676Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This paper contributes insights into the debate concerning the emergence of innovation ecosystems. More specifically, we propose a knowledge-intensive innovation ecosystem. Building on prior research on collective action, innovation governance, and knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship, we elaborate on existing theory by presenting a conceptual framework to articulate why ecosystems require the combination of top-down exploration of policy alternatives by policymakers, together with bottom-up knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial activity in order to progress towards sustainable development. Through our case study of the Maritime Cluster of West Sweden, we propose that sustained incentives for knowledge-intensive innovative entrepreneurship, along with more experimentation and new forms of collaboration by policymakers in the Maritime Cluster, are needed in order for progress towards innovation-led sustainable development to occur. © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Abingdon: , 2021
Keywords
collective action, illustrative case study, Innovation ecosystems, innovation governance, knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship, sustainability
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-46066 (URN)10.1080/13662716.2020.1856047 (DOI)000597697300001 ()2-s2.0-85097421973 (Scopus ID)
Funder
Swedish Research Council, VRDNR 2017-03360
Note
Funding agency:
Swedish Research Council European Commission Grant number:VRDNR 2017-03360
Broman Foundation for Research and Entrepreneurship Scholarship
Adlerbert Research Foundation
2022-01-022022-01-022022-01-02Bibliographically approved