A technological innovation systems approach to analyse the roles of intermediaries in eco-innovation

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

卷:227

Article

Kanda, Wisdom¹  del Rio, Pablo²  Hjelm, Olof¹  Bienkowska, Dzamila³ 

[1] Linkoping Univ, Dept Management & Engn, Environm Technol & Management, SE-58183 Linkoping, Sweden

[2] Spanish Council Sci Res CSIC, Inst Publ Policies & Goods, C Albasanz 26-28, Madrid 28037, Spain

[3] Linkoping Univ, Dept Management & Engn, Project Innovat & Entrepreneurship, SE-58183 Linkoping, Sweden

关键词: Impact assessment;    Sustainability transitions;    Intermediation;    Eco-innovation intermediaries;    Circular economy;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.230

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The literature on intermediaries faces challenges regarding how to conceptualise and empirically demonstrate the system-level impact of intermediaries. Thus, researchers and policy analysts may experience difficulties in grasping the potential contributions of intermediaries beyond individual projects and firms to aggregate levels of an innovation system. This article combines innovation intermediary and technological innovation systems literature to develop fundamentals of an approach for analysing how organisations acting as intermediaries support firms in eco-innovation and potentially contribute to technological innovation system functions. The operationalisation of the analytical approach is illustrated using case studies on a total of eight support organisations acting as intermediaries in the region of Scania, Sweden and North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. For researchers and policy analysts, the analytical approach presented in this article offers the opportunity for a step-by-step, comprehensive and transparent analysis of different types of intermediaries, their roles, and potential contributions to innovation system functions. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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