The Institutions-Innovation Dilemma: the Case of Coastal Fisheries
This paper explores into the relationship between institutions and innovations at coastal fishing activities. It is said that institutions favor innovation because they give rise to the necessary stability for fluid knowledge exchanges and learning processes. Nevertheless, at the same time, innovati...
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| description | This paper explores into the relationship between institutions and innovations at coastal fishing activities. It is said that institutions favor innovation because they give rise to the necessary stability for fluid knowledge exchanges and learning processes. Nevertheless, at the same time, innovation implies breaking or altering routines and behaviors, i.e. to alter institutions. We try to clarify in which conditions existing institutions may foster innovation or, on the contrary, hinder it. For this purpose we have analyzed the case of a natural resource based sector, the coastal fishing sector in Galicia (Spain). Our findings indicate that a given institutional arrangement can give rise at the same time to positive and negative factors affecting innovation. Moreover, when dealing with major innovations, not only the institutions shaping production relationships must be altered but also the way the sector organizes innovation, i.e. the innovation system itself must change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-790b1f983c5c4fc2a6b2384d73466bb72023-04-11T20:02:15ZengUniversidad Alberto HurtadoJournal of Technology Management & Innovation0718-27242011-08-016310.4067/S0718-27242011000300014639The Institutions-Innovation Dilemma: the Case of Coastal FisheriesManuel Gonzalez Lopez01ICEDE Research Group, University of Santiago de Compostela, Facultade de Económicas e Empresariais, 15782 Santiago de Compostela Galicia – Spain, Ph: +34 981563100 (11571)..Email: manuel.gonzalez.lopez@usc.esThis paper explores into the relationship between institutions and innovations at coastal fishing activities. It is said that institutions favor innovation because they give rise to the necessary stability for fluid knowledge exchanges and learning processes. Nevertheless, at the same time, innovation implies breaking or altering routines and behaviors, i.e. to alter institutions. We try to clarify in which conditions existing institutions may foster innovation or, on the contrary, hinder it. For this purpose we have analyzed the case of a natural resource based sector, the coastal fishing sector in Galicia (Spain). Our findings indicate that a given institutional arrangement can give rise at the same time to positive and negative factors affecting innovation. Moreover, when dealing with major innovations, not only the institutions shaping production relationships must be altered but also the way the sector organizes innovation, i.e. the innovation system itself must change.https://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/719Coastal fishingsystems of innovationinstitutions. |
| spellingShingle | Manuel Gonzalez Lopez The Institutions-Innovation Dilemma: the Case of Coastal Fisheries Journal of Technology Management & Innovation Coastal fishing systems of innovation institutions. |
| title | The Institutions-Innovation Dilemma: the Case of Coastal Fisheries |
| title_full | The Institutions-Innovation Dilemma: the Case of Coastal Fisheries |
| title_fullStr | The Institutions-Innovation Dilemma: the Case of Coastal Fisheries |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Institutions-Innovation Dilemma: the Case of Coastal Fisheries |
| title_short | The Institutions-Innovation Dilemma: the Case of Coastal Fisheries |
| title_sort | institutions innovation dilemma the case of coastal fisheries |
| topic | Coastal fishing systems of innovation institutions. |
| url | https://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/719 |
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