Sectoral Systems of Innovation: Concepts, Issues and Analyses of Six Major Sectors in Europe

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Innovation and technological change show different rates, types and trajectories depending on the sector in which they take place. Agents and institutions of a sector all exert a major influence on innovation. With contributions from nineteen experts in their field, this book proposes the framework of the 'sectoral systems of innovation' to analyse the innovation process, the factors affecting innovation, the relationship between innovation and industry dynamics, the changing boundaries and transformation of sectors, and the determinants of the international performance of firms and countries in different sectors. Innovation in a sector is considered to be affected by three groups of variables: knowledge and technologies; actors and networks; and institutions. In addition to the general framework, this book examines innovation in six major sectors in Europe including pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, telecommunications equipment and services, chemicals, software, machine tools and services.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of figures
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List of tables
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List of contributors
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Acknowledgements
pp xv-xvi
- By Franco Malerba, Professor of Industrial Economics and Director of CESPRI Università Bocconi, Milan
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Introduction
pp 1-6
- By Franco Malerba, Professor of Industrial Economics and Director of CESPRI Università Bocconi, Milan
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Part I - Sectoral systems: concepts and issues
pp 7-8
- By Franco Malerba, Professor of Industrial Economics and Director of CESPRI Università Bocconi, Milan
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1 - Sectoral systems of innovation: basic concepts
pp 9-41
- By Franco Malerba, Professor of Industrial Economics and Director of CESPRI Università Bocconi, Milan
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2 - Sectoral dynamics and structural change: stylized facts and “system of innovation” approaches
pp 42-70
- By Fabio Montobbio, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese
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Part II - Six sectoral systems
pp 71-72
- By Franco Malerba, Professor of Industrial Economics and Director of CESPRI Università Bocconi, Milan
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3 - Pharmaceuticals analyzed through the lens of a sectoral innovation system
pp 73-120
- By Maureen McKelvey, Department of Industrial Dynamics, University of Technology, Luigi Orsenigo, Università di Brescia and CESPRI, Università Bocconi, Milan, Fabio Pammolli, Università di Firenze
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4 - The chemical sectoral system: firms, markets, institutions and the processes of knowledge creation and diffusion
pp 121-154
- By Fabrizio Cesaroni, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Alfonso Gambardella, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Walter Garcia-Fontes, Department of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabrander, Myriam Mariani, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT), University of Maastricht
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5 - The fixed Internet and mobile telecommunications sectoral system of innovation: equipment production, access provision and content provision
pp 155-192
- By Charles Edquist, Department of Design Sciences, Lund University, Sweden
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6 - The European software sectoral system of innovation
pp 193-242
- By W. Edward Steinmueller, Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, Brighton
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7 - Machine tools: the remaking of a traditional sectoral innovation system
pp 243-286
- By Jürgen Wengel, Fraunhofer-Institut für Systemtechnik und Innovationsforschung (ISI), Institute for Systems and Innovation Research), Karlsruhe, Philip Shapira, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology
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8 - Services and systems of innovation
pp 287-322
- By Bruce S. Tether, Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition (CRIC), University of Manchester, J. Stan Metcalfe, Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition (CRIC), University of Manchester
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Part III - Sectoral systems and national systems; international performance and public policy
pp 323-324
- By Franco Malerba, Professor of Industrial Economics and Director of CESPRI Università Bocconi, Milan
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9 - National institutional frameworks, institutional complementarities and sectoral systems of innovation
pp 325-347
- By Benjamin Coriat, Centre De Recherche en Economie Industrielle Internationale, Université de Paris, Olivier Weinstein, Centre De Recherche en Economie Industrielle Internationale, Université de Paris
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10 - Sectoral systems of innovation and varieties of capitalism: explaining the development of high-technology entrepreneurship in Europe
pp 348-387
- By Steven Casper, Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, California, David Soskice, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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11 - The international performance of European sectoral systems
pp 388-426
- By Benjamin Coriat, Centre de Recherche en Economie Industrielle Internationale (CREII), Université Paris, Franco Malerba, Centro di Ricerca sui Processi di Innovazione e Internazionalizzazione (CESPRI), Università Bocconi, Milan, Fabio Montobbio, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
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12 - Sectoral systems: implications for European innovation policy
pp 427-462
- By Charles Edquist, Department of Design Sciences, Lund University, Sweden, Franco Malerba, Centro di Ricerca sui Processi di Innovazione e Internazionalizzazione (CESPRI), Università Bocconi, Milan, J. Stan Metcalfe, Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition (CRIC), University of Manchester, Fabio Montobbio, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese, W. Edward Steinmueller, Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, Brighton
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Part IV - Conclusions
pp 463-464
- By Franco Malerba, Professor of Industrial Economics and Director of CESPRI Università Bocconi, Milan
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13 - Summing-up and conclusions
pp 465-507
- By Franco Malerba, Centro di Ricerca sui Processi di Innovazione e Internazionalizzazione (CESPRI), Università Bocconi, Milan
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Index
pp 508-519
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-viii

List of figures
pp ix-ix

List of tables
pp x-xi

List of contributors
pp xii-xiv

Acknowledgements
pp xv-xvi

Introduction
pp 1-6

Part I - Sectoral systems: concepts and issues
pp 7-8

1 - Sectoral systems of innovation: basic concepts
pp 9-41

2 - Sectoral dynamics and structural change: stylized facts and “system of innovation” approaches
pp 42-70

Part II - Six sectoral systems
pp 71-72

3 - Pharmaceuticals analyzed through the lens of a sectoral innovation system
pp 73-120

4 - The chemical sectoral system: firms, markets, institutions and the processes of knowledge creation and diffusion
pp 121-154

5 - The fixed Internet and mobile telecommunications sectoral system of innovation: equipment production, access provision and content provision
pp 155-192

6 - The European software sectoral system of innovation
pp 193-242

7 - Machine tools: the remaking of a traditional sectoral innovation system
pp 243-286

8 - Services and systems of innovation
pp 287-322

Part III - Sectoral systems and national systems; international performance and public policy
pp 323-324

9 - National institutional frameworks, institutional complementarities and sectoral systems of innovation
pp 325-347

10 - Sectoral systems of innovation and varieties of capitalism: explaining the development of high-technology entrepreneurship in Europe
pp 348-387

11 - The international performance of European sectoral systems
pp 388-426

12 - Sectoral systems: implications for European innovation policy
pp 427-462

Part IV - Conclusions
pp 463-464

13 - Summing-up and conclusions
pp 465-507

Index
pp 508-519

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