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Natural resource knowledge idiosyncrasy, innovation, industry dynamics, and sustainability

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  • Allan Dahl Andersen

    (TIK Centre, University of Oslo)

  • Olav Wicken

    (TIK Centre, University of Oslo)

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Natural resource based industries (NRBIs) have received only limited attention in Innovation Studies. In this paper we explore how qualitative diversity of ecological and geological conditions influence innovation—a phenomenon we denote natural resource knowledge idiosyncrasy (NKI)—as one particular aspect of change in NRBIs. We find that the dominant thinking in Innovation Studies about innovation and industry change—which is largely informed by studies of high-tech manufacturing industries—does not allow us to achieve a full understanding of change in NRBIs. To advance our thinking about NRBIs we propose a definition of NKI, a conceptualization of how NKI influence innovation and industry change, and explore implications of the latter for strategies for resource based development and sustainability in natural resources. Lastly, we argue that a new model of innovation is required for grasping and guiding innovation and transformation in NRBIs.

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  • Allan Dahl Andersen & Olav Wicken, 2016. "Natural resource knowledge idiosyncrasy, innovation, industry dynamics, and sustainability," Working Papers on Innovation Studies 20161107, Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo.
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