Overview

While considerable efforts have been made to conceptualize and outline the theoretical and normative logic of mission-oriented innovation policies and the role of the entrepreneurial state, there is a stark lack of empirical studies concerning how missions are designed and executed, and when they may work or do not. How Fares the Entrepreneurial State? reviews theoretical rationales for mission-oriented innovation policy and provides an empirical overview of 30 articles which together cover 51 concluded or ongoing missions from around the world. The authors synthetize varieties of mission formulations, actors involved, and analyze characteristics of missions described as more or less failed or successful. Among the projects analyzed, many do not fulfill common definitions of ‘innovation missions’. Missions related to technological or agricultural innovations seem more often successful than broader types of missions aimed at social or ecological challenges, and challenges in the governance and evaluation of missions remain unresolved in the literature.

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Author:   Maral Batbaatar ,  Johan P. Larsson ,  Christian Sandström ,  Karl Wennberg
Publisher:   now publishers Inc
Imprint:   now publishers Inc
Weight:   0.189kg
ISBN:  

9781638283324

ISBN 10:   163828332
Pages:   126
Publication Date:   13 March 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Missions and Mission-Oriented Innovation Policy 3. Market Failures and the Entrepreneurial State as Rationales for Missions 4. Mission Governance 5. Methods and Literature Overview of Missions 6. What Types of Missions Have Been Conducted and in What Settings? 7. How are Missions Deployed, by Whom, and with What Constellation of Actors? 8. Leadership and Institutional Entrepreneurship in Missions 9. Evaluating “Missions” 10. “Successful” Missions 11. Mission Types and Risks of Failure or Capture 12. Getting Missions to Work? 13. Conclusions Acknowledgments Appendices References

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