Abstract
The ambition of this paper is to provide a better theoretical understanding of innovation by framing it in a long historical, economical, and societal perspective. The research question of the paper is: What characterize the historical surges of innovation? Based on previous works and research this is examined from the 1880’s up until today. The contribution of the paper is a societal perspective on innovation, where the difference between industrial society and knowledge society leads into the surge of network-driven innovation. Network-driven innovation is unfolded on top of the known cost- driven, development-driven, and market-driven surges of innovation. Furthermore, the theoretical framing of innovation is supported by qualitative literature analyse of papers from the top 20 Technology & Innovation Management (TIM) journals.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of The XXIV ISPIM Conference - Innovating in Global Markets: Challenges for Sustainable Growth Conference |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Publication date | 16 Jun 2013 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-952-265-421-2 |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Jun 2013 |
| Event | The XXIV ISPIM Conference 2013: Innovating in Global Markets: Challenges for Sustainable Growth - Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Duration: 16 Jun 2013 → 19 Jun 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | The XXIV ISPIM Conference 2013 |
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| Location | Helsinki |
| Country/Territory | Finland |
| City | Helsinki |
| Period | 16/06/2013 → 19/06/2013 |
Keywords
- Innovation;
- history of innovation types
- Entrepreneurship
- surges of innovation
- network-driven innovation
- network-driven organization
- innovation management
- driver of innovation