Institutional conditions and innovation systems: on the impact of regional policy on firms in different sectors

Jerker Moodysson and Elena Zukauskaite

No 2011/13, Papers in Innovation Studies from Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research

Abstract: This paper deals with institutional conditions in regional innovation systems; how institutions affect the organization of innovation activities among firms, and in what ways regional policy initiatives can be supportive. The analysis draws on data on innovation networks and activities in the life science, media, and food industries. The theoretical framework takes account of the ways in which regional policies are able to impact individuals’ and organizations’ action in relation to each other by being internalized. It is argued that such ability is decisive for the success or failure of the policy initiative. Three cases of regional policy targeting the promotion of innovation in different industries in Sweden are analyzed.

Keywords: regional innovation systems; knowledge; institutions; innovation; policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O38 O52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2012-02-27
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cse, nep-geo, nep-ino, nep-knm, nep-sbm and nep-ure
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Journal Article: Institutional Conditions and Innovation Systems: On the Impact of Regional Policy on Firms in Different Sectors (2014)
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