Techno therapy or nurtured niches? Technology studies and the evaluation of radical innovations

被引:81
作者
Hommels, Anique [1 ]
Peters, Peter
Bijker, Wiebe E.
机构
[1] Univ Maastricht, Fac Arts & Social Sci, Dept Technol & Soc Studies, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands
[2] Fac Arts & Social Sci, Dept Philosophy, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands
关键词
strategic niche management; PROTEE; technology studies; learning; experimenting; innovation policy;
D O I
10.1016/j.respol.2007.04.002
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
This article contributes to recent discussions in technology studies about applying insights from technology studies to policy decisions about the development and management of technological innovations. It does so by examining two approaches that can be used by policy makers to manage radical technological innovations in mobility and transportation: strategic niche management (SNM) and the PROTEE approach. The SNM approach uses protective 'niches' to develop radical innovations, whereas the PROTEE method is grounded in the assumption that technological innovations have a better chance of success if made "vulnerable" by subjecting them to risks and oppositions from the outset. Both SNM and PROTEE have, so far, been applied to retrospective case studies. This paper examines their potential effectiveness in the monitoring of real time innovation projects by comparing their conceptualizations of 'learning' and 'experimenting'. It argues that the two approaches can draw upon each other to achieve a more refined conceptualization of learning and experimenting and in dealing with the problem of change and obduracy in the development of innovation projects. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:1088 / 1099
页数:12
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