Science, technology and innovation (STI) have played a key role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic unprecedented socio-economic crisis it has triggered. This paper explores how affected STI 2020, including was mobilised provide vaccines, treatments innovative (often digital) solutions address “social distancing”. The also reviews quick agile policy responses implemented across countries sti...

The bioeconomy occupies the centre of Green Deal, EU’s plan to support transformative growth following COVID-19 episode. However, parts EU, such as countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) continue lag behind harnessing potential held by bioeconomy. This article argues that CEE countries, where primary conventional sectors play a more important role, ‘early’ transition pathways improvement...

this study aims to examine how open innovation can be effective in changing organizational inertia to create business model innovation and improve firm performance. it also seeks to explore whether the existence of open innovation has a mediating effect and influence. this study constructs a theoretical model to explore the relationship between latent variables and uses a questionnaire to colle...

Science and technology parks have been a major driver of both the commercialization of agricultural innovation and the financial success of many farm and agribusiness firms. Therefore, the main purpose of this study was to explain the factors affecting commercialization of agricultural innovation in Kermanshah Science and Technology Park. The experts of this center were sampled by the census me...

The recent research has highly examined innovation of businesses to improve their competitive advantages and the probability of their success. This study aimed to examine the association between intellectual, psychological, and social capital and business innovation in knowledge-based and high-technology businesses in Iran and if organizational culture moderates the relationships between the va...

BACKGROUND Government-sponsored science, technology, and innovation (STI) programs support the socioeconomic aspects of public policies, in addition to expanding the knowledge base. For example, beneficial healthcare services and devices are expected to result from investments in research and development (R&D) programs, which assume a causal link to commercial innovation. Such programs are incr...

abstract because of today's dynamic business environment and three emerging major trends of intense international competition, discrete markets, and changing technology, innovation is drawing increasing attention as a solution. these trends have aroused business scholars’ interest in running in-depth investigations on the concept of social capital as a critical factor in improving organizationa...

The normative turn that occurred as a result of radical reforms in science, technology, and innovation policies various countries has sparked broad discussion around the “directionality-neutrality” dilemma (STI) development strategies. However, despite number recent publications science policy programs, relationship between these two principles, including practice their application by governmen...