Innovation in the bioeconomy–dynamics of biorefinery innovation networks
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2018

The bioeconomy has become a central concept in many strategies for future economic development, emphasising an increasing need for collaboration across industries and sectors for innovation. This paper unpacks aspects of collaboration in the bioeconomy by looking at the development of innovation networks for biorefinery technologies from 2004 to 2014 based on innovation project data from Swedish public funding agencies using a stochastic actor-oriented model for network analysis. The analysis shows that although the network grew significantly during the time period, indicating an increasing interest in biorefinery technology innovation, inter-sectoral collaboration is not favoured over intra-sectoral collaboration. As is known from previous work on social networks trust-building is a key driver for collaboration, as actors tend to form collaborations with previous partners or indirectly connected partners, creating clustered networks.

Författare

Fredric Bauer

Lunds universitet

Teis Hansen

Studier av innovasjon, forskning og utdanning

Lunds universitet

Hans Hellsmark

Chalmers, Teknikens ekonomi och organisation, Environmental Systems Analysis

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

0953-7325 (ISSN) 1465-3990 (eISSN)

Vol. 30 8 935-947

Ämneskategorier

Tvärvetenskapliga studier

Ekonomisk geografi

Teknikhistoria

DOI

10.1080/09537325.2018.1425386

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2018-09-12