The Creation and diffusion of innovation in developing countries : A systematic literature review
This study reviews the literature on creation and diffusion of innovation in the private sectors (industry and services)
Abstract
In this study, we review the literature on the creation and diffusion of innovation in the private sectors (industry and services) in developing countries. In particular, we collect evidence on what are the barriers to innovation creation and diffusion and the channels of innovation diffusion to and within developing countries. We find that innovation in developing countries is about creation or adoption of new ideas and technologies; but the capacity for innovation is embedded in and constituted by dynamics between geographical, socio‐economic, political and legal subsystems. We contextualize the findings from the review in the current theoretical framework of diffusion of innovations, and we emphasize how the institutional context typical of developing countries impacts the diffusion itself
This is an output from the ‘Diffusion of Innovation in Low Income Countries’ Project
Citation
Zanello, G. , Fu, X. , Mohnen, P. and Ventresca, M. (2016), The Creation and diffusion of innovation in developing countries : A systematic literature review. Journal of Economic Surveys, 30: 884-912.
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