Technological start-ups in the innovation system: an actor-oriented perspective

Autor: Sikke R. Jansma, Jordi Franciscus Gosselt, Menno D.T. de Jong
Přispěvatelé: Communication Science
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Technology analysis & strategic management, 30(3), 282-294. Routledge
ISSN: 1465-3990
0953-7325
DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2017.1308480
Popis: The functional approach of the Technological Innovation System (TIS) has become important in innovation theory to understand the dynamics of technological innovations. Until now, TIS has mainly been applied top-down from a policy perspective. The aim of this study was to investigate whether TIS can be used in the management domain, from an actor-oriented perspective, to explain the dynamics in which technological start-ups are involved when developing innovations. We interviewed the founders of 24 technological start-ups about their experiences with the developmental processes of their innovations. Our results highlight that the functions of TIS provide a useful framework to structure the interactions of technological start-ups. Especially the functions ‘Resource Mobilisation’ and ‘Legitimation’ appeared to be important functions for start-ups when developing an innovation. Our findings show that TIS is a promising framework for the strategic management domain that can offer guidance in the development of innovations.
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