Innovation, knowledge creation and systems of innovation

Abstract

Abstract:The main objective of this paper is to provide greater understanding of the systems of innovation approach as a flexible and useful conceptual framework for spatial innovation analysis. It presents an effort to develop some missing links and to decrease the conceptual noise often present in the discussions on national innovation systems. The paper specifies elements and relations that seem to be essential to the conceptual core of the framework and argues that there is no a priori reason to emphasize the national over the subnational (regional) scale as an appropriate mode for analysis, irrespective of time and place. Localised input-output relations between the actors of the system, knowledge spillovers and their untraded interdependencies lie at the centre of the argument.The paper is organized as follows. It introduces the reader, first, to some basic elements and concepts that are central to understanding the approach. The characteristics of the innovation process are examined: its nature, sources and some of the factors shaping its development. Particular emphasis is laid on the role of knowledge creation and dissemination based on the fundamental distinction between codified and tacit forms. These concepts recur throughout the paper and particularly in discussions on the nature and specifications of the systems approach. The paper concludes by summarizing some of the major findings of the discussion and pointing to some directions for future research activities.

Structural capital, innovation capability, and company performance in technology-based colombian firms

“…Therefore, it could be said that the capacity of an organization to innovate lies in its capacity to generate new knowledge (Nonaka and Takeuchi, 1995;Nonaka et al, 2003). This is the point of view of authors such as: Fischer (2001) -who assumes that innovation depends on the accumulation and development of a wide variety of relevant knowledge; Leiponen (2006) -who understands innovation as the generation of novel combinations from existing knowledge; Du Plessis (2007) who identifies innovation with the creation of new knowledge and ideas to facilitate new business outcomes, aimed at improving internal business processes and structures, and to create market driven products and services; Lundvall and Nielsen (2007) -who state that "innovation represents -by definition -something new and therefore adds to existing knowledge" (p. 214); and Crossan (2010) who defines innovation as "the production or adoption, assimilation, and exploitation of a value-added novelty in economic and social spheres; renewal and enlargement of products, services, and markets; development of new methods of production; and establishment of new management systems" (p.1155). Along these lines, Davila, Epstein, and Shelton (2013), consider that innovation has to do with the production of the "next new thing" (p.7).…”

Industrial chains and innovation activity in Małopolska region in 2008-2010

“…They can take on the nature of vertical and/or horizontal interactions, where the spatial and technological close-up play an important role (Fischer 2001, p. 211, Bouncken 2011).). Because of the high degree of complexity of the matter discussed in this paper it was decided to examine only the vertical links, that is relations with the suppliers and recipients of goods and services produced in industrial systems.…”

Innovation and Diffusion - Different Roles in Developing Nature-Based Tourism

“…Fisher [37] uses the notion of "systems of innovation" to describe this. From evolutionary theories of innovation, an influential perspective on innovation systems is developed [38][39][40].…”