Just a quick reminder of the submission deadline 1st of October for our special issue in Technovation.
Linking Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Real-World Challenges in High-Cost Economies
Scope of the special issue
In this special issue, we address the lessons that still need to be learned in high-cost economies, like the advanced northern economies, to tackle practical problems and bridge the gap between the research fields of innovation and entrepreneurship. Specifically, we call for high-quality research that focuses on real-world challenges in the areas of innovative entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystems, entrepreneurial ecosystems, entrepreneurial experimentation, and innovative student entrepreneurs.
High-cost economies, like those found in advanced northern economies, appear to be effective at promoting innovation and entrepreneurship, leading to economic growth and societal change due to the presence of advanced innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems. However, these economies also face numerous challenges, such as deindustrialization, manufacturing outsourcing, globalization, demographic transition, urbanization, skill-biased technological change, and climate change. Despite having support systems and policies for innovation and entrepreneurship in place, continuous upgrading is needed to address the pressure for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Innovation and entrepreneurship are interconnected processes of change influenced by systemic and institutional contexts. The integration of these two fields, however, is not yet fully explored, as evidenced by the lack of entrepreneurship-related keywords and research themes in Technovation, a leading journal on innovation. Our special issue aims to re-establish the link between innovation and entrepreneurship and address the real-world challenges that this connection enables us to tackle.
Specific areas addressed
Innovative entrepreneurship: Innovation and entrepreneurship are distinct but interrelated phenomena that drive economic growth and social welfare. We seek to understand the nature of innovative entrepreneurship, its driving forces, unique challenges, and the outcomes it creates.
Innovation ecosystems and entrepreneurial ecosystems: Firms' innovation processes are affected by their participation in innovation ecosystems, while opportunities for entrepreneurship are shaped by entrepreneurial ecosystems. We invite papers that address the challenges of interaction between different types of ecosystems and their relation to innovation and entrepreneurship in high-cost economies.
Entrepreneurial experimentation: Entrepreneurial experimentation is vital for driving the dynamics of innovation ecosystems. We encourage papers addressing macro and micro-level challenges related to entrepreneurial and policy experimentation in high-cost economies,
Innovative student entrepreneurs: Research linking entrepreneurship and innovation can shed light on untapped potential among students and PhD students. We welcome studies that explore how student entrepreneurs contribute to entrepreneurial communities and how their activities influence the larger ecosystem.
Submission deadline for full papers to Technovation:
1 October 2024.
Guest editors
Lise Aaboen, Professor of Technology-based Entrepreneurship, Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. - lise.aaboen@ntnu.no
Tommy Høyvarde Clausen, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Handelshøgskolen, Nord University, and University of Oslo, Norway. - tommy.h.clausen@nord.no
Åsa Lindholm Dahlstrand, Professor of Innovation Studies, Circle, Lund University, Sweden. - asa.lindholm_dahlstrand@circle.lu.se
Christian Richter Østergaard, Professor of Innovation and Regional Industrial Dynamics, Aalborg University Business School, Denmark. - cro@business.aau.dk
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Lise Aaboen
Professor
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Trondheim
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