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Resilience In German Technology Policy: Innovation Through Institutional Symbiotic Tension

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This paper reports on a detailed institutional study of the German technology transfer system using material from a survey of practitioners and observations of the system over a one-year period. The purpose of this research was to understand the dynamic within the German system that, despite heavy criticism over the past 10-15 years, has proved remarkably resilient, competitive and capable of change.2 It is argued that the dynamism lies within the funding and the institutional structures of the system which allow competition to exist alongside collaboration and networking, thus incorporating the best of a ''market based'' technology transfer system with the advantages of regulation and co-ordination. These inherent, but contradictory pressures are termed ''symbiotic tension''—it is argued that this is key to understanding the resilience of the system.

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  • Rebecca Harding, 2000. "Resilience In German Technology Policy: Innovation Through Institutional Symbiotic Tension," Industry and Innovation, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 7(2), pages 223-243.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:indinn:v:7:y:2000:i:2:p:223-243
    DOI: 10.1080/713670251
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