Benchmarking in the Context of National Innovation Systems: Purpose and Pitfalls

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Recent contributions to the literature of national innovation systems (NIS) reflect growing research interests in cross-country comparisons, in particular so in performance comparisons across national innovation systems. Although such comparisons differ significantly in terms of methodological aspects, most of them are labeled as benchmarking studies. But not only the use of this technical term can be problematical; the very task of comparing NIS is now under debate as well. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss the usefulness of benchmarking studies carried out within the framework of national innovation systems (NIS benchmarking).

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsreihe ; No. 238

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems ; Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights: General ; Economic Development: General
• Subject: innovation ; national innovation systems ; performance measurement ; Innovation ; Innovationspolitik ; Systemvergleich ; Benchmarking ; Kritik

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Balzat, Markus
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Universität Augsburg, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre
• (where): Augsburg
• (when): 2003

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/22760
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