Christopher Freeman : Social science entrepreneur
(2018) p.127-146- Abstract
This paper focuses on Christopher Freeman's contributions to the field of innovation studies. First, we consider his role as the creator of various organisational and intellectual frameworks crucial for the field's development, including the main research activities he initiated. Next, we examine the publications by Freeman that these activities led to. A database of surveys of the innovation literature, assembled from articles in handbooks covering this area, is used to identify the most influential of his writings for this field. In addition, citations to these works in scholarly journals are analysed in order to examine the nature and extent of his influence on other scholars. The final section sums up the evidence regarding... (More)
This paper focuses on Christopher Freeman's contributions to the field of innovation studies. First, we consider his role as the creator of various organisational and intellectual frameworks crucial for the field's development, including the main research activities he initiated. Next, we examine the publications by Freeman that these activities led to. A database of surveys of the innovation literature, assembled from articles in handbooks covering this area, is used to identify the most influential of his writings for this field. In addition, citations to these works in scholarly journals are analysed in order to examine the nature and extent of his influence on other scholars. The final section sums up the evidence regarding Freeman's influence on the field's development. A list of Freeman's scholarly works is included as Appendix B.
(Less)
- author
- Fagerberg, Jan LU ; Fosaas, Morten ; Bell, Martin and Martin, Ben R.
- organization
- publishing date
- 2018
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Economics of innovation, Freeman, Innovation studies, Innovation systems, SPRU
- host publication
- Innovation, Economic Development and Policy : Selected Essays - Selected Essays
- article number
- 2
- pages
- 20 pages
- publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing
- ISBN
- 9781788110259
- 9781788110266
- DOI
- 10.4337/9781788110266.00013
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 979a6419-87e0-463d-9c9b-cacdea121bb8
- date added to LUP
- 2019-12-12 12:04:11
- date last changed
- 2022-02-01 02:32:09
@inbook{979a6419-87e0-463d-9c9b-cacdea121bb8,
abstract = {{<p>This paper focuses on Christopher Freeman's contributions to the field of innovation studies. First, we consider his role as the creator of various organisational and intellectual frameworks crucial for the field's development, including the main research activities he initiated. Next, we examine the publications by Freeman that these activities led to. A database of surveys of the innovation literature, assembled from articles in handbooks covering this area, is used to identify the most influential of his writings for this field. In addition, citations to these works in scholarly journals are analysed in order to examine the nature and extent of his influence on other scholars. The final section sums up the evidence regarding Freeman's influence on the field's development. A list of Freeman's scholarly works is included as Appendix B.</p>}},
author = {{Fagerberg, Jan and Fosaas, Morten and Bell, Martin and Martin, Ben R.}},
booktitle = {{Innovation, Economic Development and Policy : Selected Essays}},
isbn = {{9781788110259}},
keywords = {{Economics of innovation; Freeman; Innovation studies; Innovation systems; SPRU}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{127--146}},
publisher = {{Edward Elgar Publishing}},
title = {{Christopher Freeman : Social science entrepreneur}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781788110266.00013}},
doi = {{10.4337/9781788110266.00013}},
year = {{2018}},
}