| | | Godin, Benoît | | | “Innovation Studies”: The Invention of a Specialty (Part II) | | | Montreal, Quebec Canada | | 2010 | | Project on the Intellectual History of Innovation Working Paper No. 8 | | | "(...) The study of technological innovation is over one hundred year old (anthropology, history,
sociology, management, policy and economics).However, over the last twenty years or so, “innovation
studies” has become a label used by many to name research concerned specifically with the
economics, policy and management of technological innovation. What are the origins of this
specialty? There is no linear history, but two completely different traditions. Part I was concerned with
the American tradition on ‘technological change’ while Part II (this paper) concentrates on the European
tradition (‘innovation studies’). (...)" | | | hier klicken (PDF 238 KB) | | Project on the Intellectual History of Innovation | |
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