The role of policy entrepreneurs in defining directions of innovation policy: A case study of automated driving in the Netherlands

Gironés, Edgar Salas; Est, Rinie van; Verbong, Gpj Geert

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120243

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“…They can also forge public opinions to pressure government politicians for institutional reforms and market reforms in order to break the long-standing dominant coalition between corrupt government politicians and the scrupulous business pundits of Haiti. This is particularly important as government politicians often struggle to gain office or remain in office by satisfying voter preferences (Downs, 1957; Persson and Tabellini, 2000), supporting the importance of Haitian diaspora entrepreneurs to act as policy entrepreneurs at the same time so that they can influence reforms and market policies (see Adamson and Demetriou, 2007; Koinova, 2014; Salas Gironés et al , 2020). Consequently, migrant entrepreneurs should align with diaspora organizations to support the most reasonable political parties and advocate for institutional and market reforms.…”

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Institutional reforms, control of corruption, and diaspora entrepreneurship: insights and perspectives on America's poorest economy

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2021

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PurposeWhile diaspora entrepreneurs remain important sources of capital and innovation, many developing countries are facing serious challenges to tap into these sources because of their weak institutional settings and the endemic and systemic corruption. To this end, this study explores how institutional reforms and control of corruption can influence diaspora entrepreneurship. This study also seeks to provide perspectives on how diaspora entrepreneurs can influence institutional reforms and market policies.Design/methodology/approachTo meet these objectives, qualitative and interpretive research approaches were employed.FindingsUsing responses collected from Haitian diaspora entrepreneurs living in the USA, this paper highlights different attributes of institutional reforms and control of corruption that can influence diaspora entrepreneurship.Practical implicationsBased on these insights, this paper argues that Haitian diaspora entrepreneurs need to play a proactive role as policy entrepreneurs by supporting competent and well-intention political leaders to gain office and by joining forces with local actors to advocate for institutional reforms, market reforms and control of corruption in order to be able to exploit market opportunities. In this respect, further perspectives for diaspora entrepreneurship, limitations and consideration for future research are highlighted.Originality/valueBy collecting insights on institutional reform and diaspora entrepreneurship from diaspora entrepreneurs, this paper makes important contribution to the entrepreneurship literature.

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Institutional reforms, control of corruption, and diaspora entrepreneurship: insights and perspectives on America's poorest economy

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“…Thus, SMEs integrate social and environmental goals into a business model, incorporate accountability mechanisms, and leverage and pool the resources needed to be economically competitive [80]. Furthermore, in order to support the sustainability of SMEs, it is very important to consider several principles, namely economic prosperity, community welfare, and environmental promotion in the developed business products [81].…”

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Economic Growth, Increasing Productivity of SMEs, and Open Innovation

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Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

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The empowerment of small and medium economic enterprises will drive economic growth. The purpose of this study is to analyze (1) how economic growth works as a determinant of increasing the productivity of small and medium enterprises; (2) the influence of government policies, business capital support, and the strengthening of human resource capacity on the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs); and (3) strategies to increase business productivity and the sustainability of SMEs. We used a sequential explanatory design, which is a combination of quantitative and qualitative research, and data were obtained through observation, in-depth interviews, surveys, and documentation. The results of the study indicate that economic growth coupled with technological innovation will boost the productivity of economic enterprises and increase people’s welfare. Government policies, business capital support, and human resource capacity strengthening simultaneously have a positive effect on the development of SMEs, with a determination coefficient of 97.6%. Based on the results of this study, an economic growth strategy based on technological innovation is recommended for government decision making as an effort to increase the productivity of community economic enterprises in Makassar City, Indonesia.

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“…Despite the relevance of viewing directionality through the lens of political policy processes, there has been relatively little attention to integrating relevant policy process theory to better understand directionality. This limits our understanding of how the wider processes of innovation policy formulation are subject to dynamics of actor interactions, negotiations and subsequent policymaking processes (Haddad et al, 2022;Kern & Rogge, 2018;Parks, 2022;Salas Gironés et al, 2020;Wanzenböck et al, 2020). Instead, more attention in the innovation policy literature has been paid to policy instruments related to directionality (Borrás & Schwaag Serger, 2022;Edler & Boon, 2018;te Kulve et al, 2018), the governance of directionality (Borrás & Schwaag Serger, 2022;Lindner et al, 2016;Pel et al, 2020;Salas Gironés et al, 2020), the outcomes of directionality (Andersson et al, 2021), and how directionality is brought into policy practice (Bergek et al, 2023;Parks, 2022).…”

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“…This limits our understanding of how the wider processes of innovation policy formulation are subject to dynamics of actor interactions, negotiations and subsequent policymaking processes (Haddad et al, 2022;Kern & Rogge, 2018;Parks, 2022;Salas Gironés et al, 2020;Wanzenböck et al, 2020). Instead, more attention in the innovation policy literature has been paid to policy instruments related to directionality (Borrás & Schwaag Serger, 2022;Edler & Boon, 2018;te Kulve et al, 2018), the governance of directionality (Borrás & Schwaag Serger, 2022;Lindner et al, 2016;Pel et al, 2020;Salas Gironés et al, 2020), the outcomes of directionality (Andersson et al, 2021), and how directionality is brought into policy practice (Bergek et al, 2023;Parks, 2022). This article builds on these existing insights on directionality, by paying explicit attention to its political nature and dimensions, and integrating relevant insights from policy process literature.…”

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The politics of directionality in innovation policy through the lens of policy process frameworks

de Graaff,

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2023

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‘Directionality’ in innovation policy is assumed to contribute to transformative change needed for urgent societal challenges. While directionality arguably lacks explicit conceptualization, the political and temporal nature of directionality suggests it can be viewed as a political process, in which diverse actors negotiate different directions. Through an integrative literature review of policy process literature, this paper discusses the politics of directionality by analyzing: ‘who gives which direction, where, when, how, and why’, using concepts from five policy process frameworks: Multiple Streams Framework (MSF), Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET), Policy Feedback Theory (PFT), Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) and the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF). We find that policy process frameworks provide relevant concepts to understand the political nature of policies and policymaking processes that are integral to directionality in innovation policy, such as policy subsystems, belief systems and policy conflict. Moreover, the study points to a relevant distinction between giving direction and directionality.

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The role of policy entrepreneurs in defining directions of innovation policy: A case study of automated driving in the Netherlands

Cited by 18 publications

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Institutional reforms, control of corruption, and diaspora entrepreneurship: insights and perspectives on America's poorest economy

Institutional reforms, control of corruption, and diaspora entrepreneurship: insights and perspectives on America's poorest economy

Economic Growth, Increasing Productivity of SMEs, and Open Innovation

The politics of directionality in innovation policy through the lens of policy process frameworks

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