A Descriptive Content Analysis of Articles Addressing the Social Innovation and National Innovation Systems in Emerging Economies

Abstract

Social innovation and National Innovation Systems (NIS) have become issues that have been prominently emphasized especially in recent years. Innovation is a phenomenon that can be implemented almost in every field, hence it has various types. One of these types, social innovation, which can be defined as a more effective, efficient, sustainable, fair and original solution to a social problem than previous methods, becomes increasingly important. On the other hand, NIS, which can be described as the network of institutions and organizations in the public and private sectors whose activities and interactions initiate, import, develop and disseminate new technologies, is getting more important, too. Social innovation and NIS encompass the issues that developing economies should consider to catch the advanced economy class. The aim of this study is to conduct a descriptive content analysis of the studies which address the social innovation and NIS in the context of emerging economies, and to determine their tendencies in terms of various preset criteria. To this end, 77 SSCI indexed articles were determined by various other preset criteria from Web of Science (WoS), and analysed by content analysis. The findings highlight the importance of collaboration, interaction, an innovative culture, dynamic and effective policies. It is expected that this study will contribute to future studies on social innovation and NIS in the context of developing countries.

Keywords

• Social Innovation
• National Innovation Systems
• Emerging Economies

GELİŞEN EKONOMİLERDE SOSYAL İNOVASYON VE MİLLİ YENİLİK SİSTEMLERİNİ İNCELEYEN ARAŞTIRMALARIN BETİMSEL İÇERİK ANALİZİ

Abstract

Sosyal inovasyon ve Milli Yenilik Sistemleri (MYS), son yıllarda üzerinde önemle durulan konular haline gelmiştir. İnovasyon; akla gelebilecek her alanda ortaya konabilen, dolayısıyla birçok türü olan bir olgudur. Bu türlerden biri olan sosyal inovasyon; sosyal bir soruna getirilmiş önceki yöntemlerden daha etkili, verimli, sürdürülebilir, adil ve özgün bir çözüm olarak önem kazanmaktadır. MYS ise faaliyetleri ve etkileşimleri yeni teknolojileri başlatan, geliştiren ve yaygınlaştıran kamu ve özel sektörlerdeki kurum ve kuruluşların bir ağı olarak ayrı bir öneme sahiptir. Sosyal inovasyon ve MYS, gelişen ekonomilerin gelişmiş kategoriye sıçramaları için üzerinde önemle durmaları gereken hususları kapsamaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı literatürde sosyal inovasyon ve MYS’nin gelişen ekonomiler bağlamında ele alındığı çalışmaların betimsel içerik analizinin yapılması ve bunların çeşitli kıstaslara göre eğilimlerinin ve hangi hususları kapsadığının belirlenmesidir. Bu maksatla Web of Science (WoS) veritabanından çeşitli kriterlere göre belirlenen SSCI endeksli 77 makale betimsel içerik analizi yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Bulguların gösterdiği eğilimlerin değerlendirilmesine sonuç bölümünde yer verilmiştir. Sonuçlar; iş birliği, etkileşim, yenilikçi bir kültür ile dinamik ve etkin politikaların öneminin öne çıktığını göstermektedir. Bu çalışmanın, gelişen ülkeler bağlamında sosyal inovasyon ve MYS ile ilgili gelecekte yapılacak olan çalışmalara ve çeşitli alanlarda oluşturulacak politikaların şekillenmesine katkı sağlaması umulmaktadır.

Keywords

• Sosyal İnovasyon
• Milli Yenilik Sistemleri
• Gelişen Ekonomiler

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