Innovation systems provide an approach to understanding, and managing, the innovation process. The application of structural theory from the sectoral innovations systems literature and the functional theory from technological systems literature to a series of projects provides an opportunity to explore how weaknesses in the innovation system relate to innovation failure. Findings from fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis of multiple cases indicate that the weaknesses of the innovation system are recurrent across cases, and therefore, amenable to policy or management intervention to improve innovation outcomes. The weaknesses in structural theory conditions are more consistent than the weaknesses in technological theory conditions.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	innovation system, fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis, innovation failure, innovation policy
Research Division:	Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
Research Group:	Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
Research Field:	Innovation management
Objective Division:	Animal Production and Animal Primary Products
Objective Group:	Primary products from animals
Objective Field:	Primary products from animals not elsewhere classified
UTAS Author:	Jenson, I (Dr Ian Jenson)
UTAS Author:	Leith, P (Dr Peat Leith)
UTAS Author:	Doyle, R (Associate Professor Richard Doyle)
UTAS Author:	West, J (Professor Jonathan West)
ID Code:	110288
Year Published:	2016
Web of Science® Times Cited:	14
Deposited By:	Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture
Deposited On:	2016-07-22
Last Modified:	2017-11-28
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