The Systems Approach to Innovation Studies
Abstract
The academic literature, and business practice, reveals a shift in the way analysts understand innovation processes. This shift is not revealed as a cohesive trend, rather it comprises contributions from a wide range of academic disciplines and empirical evidence. Building on Edquist (1997) this paper ties together the diverse new ideas which stress a systems approach to successful innovation. The paper presents an up-to-date overview of this fast moving field, with a view to assisting public policy makers and business managers in designing more effective innovation processes.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Innovation and Knowledge Management
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of the Association for Information Systems
- Publisher
- Australasian Association for Information Systems
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 2
- Publication date
- 1 August 2026