relevant for socio-ecological transition. Hereby the paper focuses on the concepts of sustainability, growth, innovation …

national innovation systems. We conclude with a broad consideration of what these may be for the varied and variably developed … business innovation capabilities found across the EU. …

: i) Does PPI spur innovation? ii) How should PPI be designed to best spur innovation? iii) What are the main barriers to …Economics and innovation scholars have long recognized the potential of public procurement to trigger innovation. To …? This paper addresses these issues by providing a literature survey of research on public procurement of innovation (PPI …

change by promoting climate-friendly, renewable energy. In the absence of a comprehensive federal policy approach to climate … change and clean energy, more and more states are stepping in to fill the policy void. Already, nearly thirty states have … experiment with innovative climate and clean energy policies? And which policy best protects states from the risk of lengthy and …

This paper investigates how different dimensions of social capital and institutional quality are related to innovation … study complements the previous studies by analysing smaller sample, but including more indicators of innovation. Data for 29 … innovation activity and utilisation of innovations. Next, the social capital and institutional quality are considered as possible …

We contribute to the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) literature in two ways: (i) we consider how societal … aspects are taken into account in research and innovation activities in four fundamentally different futures, as opposed to … efficacy and efficiency of policy-making; legitimacy of research and innovation activities; societal involvement; equity; and …

Financial constraints for young and small firms can prevent them from supporting innovation and employment creation. We … innovative activity in Europe: the Innovation Union Scoreboard and the R&D Scoreboard. With the first, we study the determinants …

This paper investigates how different dimensions of social capital influence innovation output. The novelty of the … innovation. Unlike many previous studies, this one uses the structural equation modelling approach instead of regression analysis … in order to take into account the relationships between the factors of innovation. Regional-level data from Eurostat …

The choice of indicators to measure innovation processes and assess performance is of vital significance. This paper … argues that those economic theories give a more accurate, more reliable account of innovation activities that follow a broad … approach of innovation, that is, consider all knowledge-intensive activities leading to new products (goods or services …