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Complexity and path dependence in biotechnology innovation systems

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  • Jorge Niosi

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In commercial applications of biotechnology, there is no international convergence. On many critical dimensions, the United States is pulling ahead vis-à-vis most other developed or emerging countries, in spite of the efforts made by the potential catching-up nations. The article argues that the explanation lies in the institutional fabric that fosters commercial biotechnology: this institutional structure is too complex and costly, it exists mainly in the United States, and the followers either do not understand it, or are trapped with more inefficient institutions. The paper builds on biotechnology in order to theorize about institutions and their evolution in sectoral innovation systems. It also applies concepts and models from complex system theory. Copyright 2011 The Author 2011. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Associazione ICC. All rights reserved., Oxford University Press.

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  • Jorge Niosi, 2011. "Complexity and path dependence in biotechnology innovation systems," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 20(6), pages 1795-1826, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:indcch:v:20:y:2011:i:6:p:1795-1826
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    1. Proksch, Dorian & Haberstroh, Marcus Max & Pinkwart, Andreas, 2017. "Increasing the national innovative capacity: Identifying the pathways to success using a comparative method," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 116(C), pages 256-270.
    2. Hung, Shih-Chang & Tu, Min-Fen, 2014. "Is small actually big? The chaos of technological change," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 43(7), pages 1227-1238.
    3. Cristina Caterina Amitrano & Marco Tregua & Tiziana Russo Spena & Francesco Bifulco, 2018. "On Technology in Innovation Systems and Innovation-Ecosystem Perspectives: A Cross-Linking Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-15, October.
    4. Malik, Tariq H., 2013. "National institutional differences and cross-border university–industry knowledge transfer," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 42(3), pages 776-787.

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