In this study, the authors analyse the literature on innovation intermediaries produced from 1976 to 2019, in order to identify the key ‘types’ of intermediaries, and the key characteristics, functions and activities of each type.
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CIMR Debate in Public Policy: Future directions for disability entrepreneurship research
The event aimed to share, debate and explore the underlying assumptions and to understand the current way of doing research in disability entrepreneurship in order better to inform policy and practice.
CIMR debate on The Digital Innovation race: recording available
In a CIMR debate in November 2022, Cecilia Rikap presented key messages from her thought-provoking book co-authored with Bengt-Ake Lundvall on the ‘Digital Innovation Race: Conceptualizing the Emerging New World Order’
Will NextGenerationEU assist Europe’s cohesion?
In this short article, prof Daniele Archibugi argues that addressing Europe’s huge challenges requires treating Europe as more than the sum of its national parts.
Exploring product/service innovation process in UK University spin-offs from practice-based lens
In this paper, the authors analysethe practices of product/service innovations adopted by university spinoffs. They reconcile the traditional linear process (formal stages in product/service innovation) with the two practice-based logics. In so doing, they conducted in-depth interviews with 20 founders of UK spinoffs.
Highlighting the challenges of blockchain adoption in the food supply chain in West Africa
Enterprise blockchain solutions are integral to validating blockchain technology and accelerating adoption, especially in emerging markets. Birkbeck student Ibukun Onitiju conducted an exploratory study on the adoption of blockchain technology for supply chain transparency by food and beverage companies in West Africa, under the supervision of Saverio Romeo.
CIMR Debates in Public Policy: Spring 2023 calendar
Our very successful series of online lunchtime seminars is continuing in the Spring term of 2023 with an exciting programme of events.
Universities’ funding sources affect how they engage with non-academic stakeholders: evidence from the UK
In their study, Abhijit Sengupta and Federica Rossi examine how changes in the composition of universities’ funding sources affect how universities engage with non-academic stakeholders: what activities they engage in, and who they engage with.
Moving beyond setting goals to GROWing with Goals: 2022 and my journey from goal-setting to goal-getting!
CIMR PhD researcher Doyin Olorunfemi has managed to reach her goals in 2022 by sticking to her GROW principles: useful suggestions for everyone who is trying to accomplish a big project!
Indicators of absorptive capacity at country and sectors levels
Marion Frenz and Grazia Ietto-Gilles have been working on the problem of developing indicators of absorptive capacity (ACAP). They estimate dimensional and ACAP indicators for 24 European countries and for 24 sectors of the UK economy.