Books:
Mariana Mazzucato (2013), The Entrepreneurial State. London: Anthem Press. (see more information on this book at the bottom of the page)
Articles:
(Compulsory readings are marked with an asterisk *)
*Abreu, M. & V. Grinevich (2012), The nature of academic entrepreneurship in the UK: Widening the focus on entrepreneurial activities, Research Policy.
Beise, M. & H. Stahl (1999), Public research and industrial innovations in Germany, Research Policy, 28(4): 397-422.
Bekkers, R. and I.M. Bodas Freitas (2008), Analysing knowledge transfer channels between universities and industry: To what degree do sectors also matter? Research Policy, 37 1837–1853.
*Bozeman, B. (2001), Technology transfer and public policy: a review of research and theory, Research Policy, 29:627-655.
Cohen, W.M., R.R. Nelson & J.P Walsh (2002), Links and impacts: the influence of public research on industrial R&D, Management Science, 48:1-23.
*Debackere, K. and R. Veugelers (2005), The role of academic technology transfer organizations in improving industry science links, Research Policy, 34:321–342.
*Etzkowitz, H. (1998), The norms of entrepreneurial science: cognitive effects of the new university–industry linkages, Research Policy, 27(8):823–33.
*Etzkowitz, H. & Loet Leydesdorff (2000), The dynamics of innovation: From National Systems and ‘Mode 2’ to a Triple Helix of University-Industry-Government relations, Research Policy, 29:109-123.
Fransman, M. (2001), Designing Dolly: interactions between economics, technology and science and the evolution of hybrid institutions, Research Policy, 30:263-273.
*Grimaldi, R., M. Kenney, D.S. Siegel & M. Wright, 2011, 30 years after Bayh-Dole: Reassessing academic entrepreneurship, Research Policy, 40:1045-1057
Gulbrandsen, M. (2005), ‘But Peter’s in it for the money’: the liminality of entrepreneurial scientists, VEST Journal for Science and Technology Studies, 18:49-75.
*Gulbrandsen, M. et al. (2015), Emerging hybrid practices in public-private research centres, Public Administration, 93:363-379.
Guston, D.H. (1999), Stabilizing the boundary between US politics and science: the role of the office of technology transfer as a boundary organization, Social Studies of Science, 29:87-111.
Larédo, P. & P. Mustar (2004), Public-Sector Research: a Growing Role in Innovation Systems, Minerva, 42:11-27.
*Larsen, M.T (2011), The implications of academic enterprise for public science: An overview of the empirical evidence, Research Policy, 40:6-19.
*Murmann, J.P. (2000), Knowledge and competitive advantage in the synthetic dye industry, 1850-1914: The coevolution of firms, technology and national institutions in Great Britain, Germany, and the United States, Enterprise & Society, 1:699-704.
*Perkmann, M. et al. (2013), Academic engagement and commercialisation: A review of the literature on university–industry relations. Research Policy, 42:423-442.
*Rosenberg, N. & R. Nelson, 1994, American universities and technical advance in industry, Research Policy, 23:323-348.
Tuunainen, J. (2005), Contesting a Hybrid Firm at a Traditional University, Social Studies of Science, 35:173–210.
*Vohora, A., M. Wright and A. Lockett (2004), Critical junctures in the development of university high-tech spinout companies, Research Policy, 33:147-175.
Whitley, R., 2002, "Developing innovative competences: the role of institutional frameworks", Industrial and Corporate Change, 11:497-528.
*Abramovitz, M. (1986): “Catching-up, forging ahead and falling behind”, Journal of Economic History, 46: 385-406.
*Asheim, B.T., Gertler, M. (2005): “The geography of innovation: Regional innovation systems”, in Fagerberg, J., Mowery, D. and Nelson, R. (Eds.): The Oxford Handbook of Innovation.
*Bartelsman, E. J. and Doms, M. (2000): “Understanding productivity: lessons from longitudinal microdata”, Journal of Economic Literature, 38 (3): 569-594. Link
*Breschi and Lissoni (2001): “Knowledge spillovers and local innovation systems: A critical survey”, Industrial and Corporate Change, 10 (4): 975-1005. Link
*Castellacci, F. (2007): “Evolutionary and new growth theories. Are they converging?”, Journal of Economic Surveys, 21 (3): 585-627. Link
Castellacci, F. (2008a): "Technology clubs, technology gaps and growth trajectories", Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. Link
*Castellacci, F. (2008b): ‘Technological paradigms, regimes and trajectories: manufacturing and service industries in a new taxonomy of sectoral patterns of innovation”, Research Policy, 37, 978-994. Link
*Castellacci, F. (2011): "How does competition affect the relationship between innovation and productivity? Estimation of a CDM model for Norway", Economics of Innovation and New Technology. Link
*Cooke, P. (2001): “Regional innovation systems, clusters and the knowledge economy”, Industrial and Corporate Change, 10 (4): 945-974. Link
* Crepon, B., Duguet, E. and Mairesse, J. (1998): ‘Research, innovation and productivity: an econometric analysis at the firm level’, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 7 (2), 115-158. Link
*Fagerberg, J. (1994): “Technology and International differences in growth rates”, Journal of Economic Literature, 32: 1147-1175.
Fagerberg, J., and Srholec, M. (2008): “National innovation systems, capabilities and economic development”, Research Policy, 37: 1417-1435. Link
Lundvall, B.Å. and Borràs, S. (2005): “Science, technology and innovation policies”, in J. Fagerberg, D. C. Mowery & R. R. Nelson (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Innovation, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
*Malerba, F. (2005): “Sectoral systems: How and why innovation differs across sectors”, in Fagerberg, J., Mowery, D. and Nelson, R. (Eds.): The Oxford Handbook of Innovation.
Miles, I. (2005): “Innovation in services”, in Fagerberg, J., Mowery, D. and Nelson, R. (Eds.): The Oxford Handbook of Innovation.
Pavitt, K. (1984): “Sectoral patterns of technical change: towards a taxonomy and a theory”, Research Policy, 13, 343-373. Link
*Wieser, R. (2005): “Research and development productivity and spillovers: empirical evidence at the firm level”, Journal of Economic Surveys, 19 (4): 587-621. Link
March 9th - Organizing for innovation
*Tushman, M., & Rosenkopf, L. (1992). On the organizational determinants of technological change: Towards a sociology of technological evolution’ in Research in organizational behavior. Edited by B. Staw and L. Cummings, 311-347.
*Westerman, G. et al. (2006). Organization Design and Effectiveness over the Innovation Life Cycle. Organization Science, 17(2), 230-238.
Recommended additional reading:
Cohen, W.M. & Levinthal, D.A. (1990). Absorptive Capacity: A New Perspective on Learning and Innovation. Administrative Science Quarterly, 35 128-152.
Feldman, M. S. (2000). Organizational Routines as a Source of Continuous Change. Organization Science, 11 (6), 611-629.
March, J. G. (1991). Exploration and Exploitation in Organizational Learning. Organization Science, 2(1), 71-87.
O’Reilly, C. A. & Tushman, M. (2013). Organizational Ambidexterity: Past, Present and Future. Academy of Management Perspectives (you can use the open access version online).
Teece, D. J., Pisano G., Shuen A. (1997). Dynamic capabilities and strategic management. Strategic Management Journal. 18(7), 509-533.
March 15th - Paths to creativity and innovation
Required Reading (In Fronter):
*Archibugi, D., Filippetti, A., & Frenz, M. (2013). Economic crisis and innovation: Is destruction prevailing over accumulation? Research Policy, 42(2), 303-314.
*Gibbert, M., Scranton, P. (2009). Constraints as sources of radical innovation? Insights from jet propulsion development. Management & Organizational history, 4(4), 385-399.
*Unsworth, K. (2001). Unpacking Creativity. The Academy of Management Review, 26(2), 289-297.
Recommended additional Reading (In Fronter):
Amabile, T. M. et al (1996). Assessing the work environment for creativity. The Academy of Management Journal, 39(5), 1154-1184.
George, J. (2008). Creativity in Organizations. The Academy of Management Annals, 1(1), 439-477.
Module: Sustainable transitions (March 29th - April 20th)
Wednesday 29 March: Sustainable development: the concept and its implications
*Caradonna, J. L. (2014) Sustainability: A History. Oxford University Press, chapter 5 (pp. 136-175).
Available: In fronter.
*Holden, E., Linnerud, K. & Banister, D. (2016) The Imperatives of sustainable development. Sustainable Development. DOI: 10.1002/sd.1647
Available: In fronter
Recommended additional reading
Giddings, B., Hopwood, B. & O´Brien, G. (2002) Environment, economy and society: fitting them together into sustainable development. Sustainable Development, 10(4), 187–196.
Available: Online
Hopwood, B., Mellor, M., O’Brien, G., 2005. Sustainable development: mapping different approaches. Sustainable Development, 13, 38–52.
Available: Online
Redclift, M., 2005. Sustainable development (1987–2005): an oxymoron comes of age. Sustainable Development, 13, 212–227
Available: Online
Sachs, J. D. (2015) The Age of Sustainable Development. The Age of Sustainable Development Paperback – March 3, 2015
Available: Online
UN (2015) Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 25 September 2015, A/RES/70/1. United Nations General Assembly.
Available: http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/70/1&Lang=E
WCED (1987). Our Common Future. World Commission on Environment and Development. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Available: Online
Thursday 30 March: Climate change, the economy and policy: A European perspective
*J. Fagerberg, S. Laestadius & B. R. Martin. (2016). The Triple Challenge for Europe: The Economy, Climate Change, and Governance. Challenge, 59(3), p. 178-204, DOI:10.1080/05775132.2016.1171668.
Available: Online
*Mazzucato, M. and C. Perez (2015) Innovation as Growth Policy: the Challenge for Europe, in Fagerberg, J., S. Laestadius and B. R. Martin (2015) The Triple Challenge for Europe: Economic Development, Climate Change and Governance, Oxford University Press, p. 229-264
Available: Utlån UIO,Universitetsbiblioteket, or working paper Version: Read for free here.
*Volkmar Lauber and Staffan Jacobsson (2015) Lessons from Germany's Energiewende, in Fagerberg, J., S. Laestadius and B. R. Martin (2015) The Triple Challenge for Europe: Economic Development, Climate Change and Governance, Oxford University Press, p. 173-203
Available: Fronter
Recommended additional reading:
Fagerberg, J. and B. Verspagen (2015). One Europe or Several? Causes and Consequences of the European Stagnation, in Fagerberg, J., S. Laestadius and B. R. Martin (2015) The Triple Challenge for Europe: Economic Development, Climate Change and Governance, Oxford University Press, p 33-59.
Available: Utlån UIO,Universitetsbiblioteket.
Frank W. Geels (2015) The Arduous Transition to Low-carbon Energy: A Multi-level Analysis of Renewable Electricity Niches and Resilient Regimes, in Fagerberg, J., S. Laestadius and B. R. Martin (2015) The Triple Challenge for Europe: Economic Development, Climate Change and Governance, Oxford University Press, p. 91-118
Available: Utlån UIO,Universitetsbiblioteket
Wednesday 5 April: Sustainable transition strategies I: case the transport sector; presentation of group work
*Bergek, A., Jacobsson, S., Carlsson, B., Lindmark, S. & Rickne, A. (2008): Analyzing the functional dynamics of technological innovation systems: a scheme of analysis. Research Policy, 37 (3): 407-429.
Available: Online
*Geels, F.W. & Schot, J. (2007): Typology of sociotechnical transition pathways. Research Policy, 36: 399-417.
Available: Online
*Markard, J. & Truffer, B. (2008): Technological innovation systems and the multi-level perspective: towards an integrated framework. Research Policy, 37 (4): 596-615.
Available: Online
*Holden, E. (2007) Achieving Sustainable Mobility: Everyday and Leisure-time Travel in the EU (Aldeshot: Ashgate), pp. 61-76.
Available: Fronter.
Recommended additional reading
Bergek, A., Hekkert, M., Jacobsson, S., Markard, J., Sandén, B. & Truffer, B. (2015). Technological innovation systems in contexts: Conceptualizing contextual structures and interaction dynamics. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 16, 51-64
Available: Online
Hanson, J., Kasa, S. & Wicken, O. (2011). Energirikdommens paradokser: Innovasjon som klimapolitikk og næringsutvikling. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.
Available: Utlån UIO,Universitetsbiblioteket
Smith, Voß, Grin (2010). Innovation studies and sustainability transitions: The allure of the multi-level perspective and its challenges. Research Policy, 39(4), 435-448
Available: Online
Banister, D. (2008) The sustainable mobility paradigm. Transport Policy, 15 (2), 73–80.
Available: Online
Black, W. R. (2010) Sustainable Transportation. Problems and Solutions. The Guilford Press
Available: Not available at UiO, Universitetsbiblioteket.
Thursday 6 April: Sustainable transition strategies II: the power sector
*Albers, R., Shestalova, V. & Kocis, V. (2013). Innovation policy for directing technical change in the power sector. Energy Policy, 63, 1240-1250.
Available: Online
Recommended additional reading
Fischer, C. & Newell, R.G. (2008). Environmental and technology policies for climate mitigation, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 55, 142-162.
Available: Online
Golombek, R., Greaker, M. & Kverndokk, S. (2015). Virkemidler som kan fremme utvikling og bruk av miljøteknologi. CREE Working paper 3/2015. Attachement to NOU 2015:15 Sett pris på miljøet—rapport fra grønn skattekommisjon. Available: https://www.regjeringen.no/contentassets/ea2de2ab99474b96b9fe163e0eb7a5a5/cree_miljoteknologi.pdf
Wednesday 19 April: Sustainable innovation (guest lecture)
Recommended additional reading
Tushman, M. L. (1997) Winning through innovation. Strategy & Leadership, 25(4), pp. 14-19. Available: Online
John Roberts, J. (2007) The Modern Firm: Organizational Design for Performance and Growth. Oxford University Press. Chapter 6 Organizing for Growth and Innovation, pp. 243 – 280. Available: Utlån UIO,Universitetsbiblioteket
Utterback, J. M. (1996) Mastering the Dynamics of Innovation. Harvard Business Review Press. Chapter 4 Innovation and Industrial Evolution, pp. 79 – 101.
About the Mazzucato book (note from Magnus)
The book can be bought online in digital and print editions. A report which the book is closely based on is available for free at http://www.demos.co.uk/files/Entrepreneurial_State_-_web.pdf. Professor Mazzucato’s web page also contains various lectures including a TED talk. Read as much of the book as you can, depending on your interests. For some the summary, introduction and conclusion may be sufficient.