The Role of Institutions and Linkages in Learning and Innovation

Rajah Rasiah

Institutions and Economies (formerly known as International Journal of Institutions and Economies), 2011, vol. 3, issue 2, 165-172

Abstract: This paper presents the evolutionary meaning, rationale and context of institutions and the linkages that have been necessary to stimulate learning and innovation. Institutions and institutional change are central to driving learning and innovation. The processes of innovation do not end at the point of its creation. Linkages are important in the spread and diffusion of stocks of knowledge, which not only act as building blocks for new stocks of knowledge but also are synergized further through creative duplication and accumulation into new stocks of knowledge. Where linking with multinationals has figured strongly leveraging has had a strong influence on upgrading. Also important has been the role of mesoorganizations that were subject to stringent institutions.

Keywords: - evolutionary; innovation; institutions; learning; leveraging; linkages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B15 B25 D02 D83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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