MODELING NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS OF EU COUNTRIES USING PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING (PLS-SEM)

Year 2017, Volume: 35 Issue: 3, 19 - 41, 29.09.2017

Süleyman Çakır

https://doi.org/10.17065/huniibf.340694

Abstract

İnovasyon
faaliyetlerinin stratejik önemi dikkate alınarak mikro ve makro düzeyde
inovasyon performansını ölçen birçok çalışma yapılmıştır. Ülkelerin ulusal
inovasyon sistemlerinin yeteneğini tanımlayan ve ölçen teorik çerçeveler mevcut
olmakla beraber, bu sistemlerdeki yapısal ve bağımlılık ilişkilerini inceleyen
sağlam matematiksel modeller yeterli değildir. Literatürdeki bu boşluğu
doldurmak adına, bu çalışmada kısmi en küçük kareler-yapısal eşitlik modeli ile
AB ülkelerinin ulusal inovasyon sistemleri için bir model geliştirmek ve bu
modeli test etmek amaçlanmıştır. Geliştirilen model inovasyonla ilgili karar
vericilerin inovasyonun dinamiklerini sistematik olarak kavramasını ve AB
ülkelerinin ulusal inovasyon yeteneklerinin öncüllerini temsil eden geçerli ve
güvenilir değişkenleri belirlemelerini sağlamaktadır.

Keywords

Ulusal inovasyon sistemleri, kısmi en küçük kareler-yapısal eşitlik modeli, İnovasyonun öncülleri

MODELING NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS OF EU COUNTRIES USING PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING (PLS-SEM)

Abstract

Considering
the strategic importance of innovation activities, various studies have been
employed pertaining to gauging innovation performance both micro and macro
levels. While theoretical frameworks to identify and measure capabilities of
the national innovation systems (NISs) of countries do exist, what remains
striking is the lack of thorough account of the structural and dependence
relationships expressed in a series of equations. Dedicated to remedy this
research gap of the literature, the main purpose of this study is to develop
and test a hypothesized model through the PLS-SEM approach for the NISs of
European countries. The developed model enables decision makers concerned with
innovation to comprehend the dynamics of innovation systemically and to have
valid and reliable variables which represent the antecedents of national
innovation capabilities of the EU countries.

Keywords

National innovation systems, PLS-SEM approach, antecedents of innovation

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