Picking a Winner?

dc.contributor.author	Fuchs, Gerhard	de
dc.contributor.author	Wassermann, Sandra	de
dc.date.accessioned	2010-02-24T12:22:16Z
dc.date.available	2010-02-24T12:22:16Z
dc.date.issued	2008-12	de
dc.description.abstract	Innovation theory has pointed to the complex, non-linear character of innovation processes. Heterogeneous networks of actors including a mixed spectrum of many and diverse academic, economic, and governmental agencies combine to achieve innovations. Is there any role for innovation policy beyond influencing framework conditions in such a situation? The article analyzes the case of a successful innovation in the energy sector: photovoltaics. It argues that - given the special characteristics of the energy sector - successful innovation depended on strong political support and an advocacy coalition, which achieved institutional backing. The method chosen to realize the innovation was the creation of a niche market with the help of regulatory instruments.	en
dc.identifier.issn	1861-3675	de
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2003/26774
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-8456
dc.language.iso	en	de
dc.publisher	Technische Universität Dortmund	de
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Science, Technology & Innovation Studies	en
dc.subject.ddc	300	de
dc.subject.ddc	330	de
dc.title	Picking a Winner?	en
dc.title.alternative	Innovation in Photovoltaics and the Political Creation of Niche Markets	en
dc.type	Text	de
dc.type.publicationtype	article	de
dcterms.accessRights	open access

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