Testing innovation systems theory using Qualitative Comparative Analysis

摘要

Systematic approaches to understanding innovation are common, but these approaches still need testing as theories. This study aims to fill that gap by constructing sectoral and technological innovation-system failure models as theories and by testing those models using a multiple case study and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis. Both theories predict innovation system performance. Qualitative comparative analysis proved useful in both constructing and testing theory. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.