The effects of the crisis upon the National Innovation System
Author
Maior, Catalin-Florin
Term
4. term
Publication year
2017
Submitted on
2017-06-06
Pages
66
Abstract
This thesis investigates how the 2007–2008 global financial crisis affected National Innovation Systems through a comparative case study of Denmark and Romania. Guided by a qualitative systems approach, it integrates a theory-led framework on innovation and National Innovation Systems (drawing on authors such as Lundvall, Nelson, and Freeman) with an empirical analysis based on secondary sources, including OECD, Eurostat, and national statistics and central bank data. The study spans micro- and macro-levels by outlining key system components—knowledge, technological capabilities, human capital, and institutions—and examining how the financial system shapes innovation dynamics. It contextualizes the crisis by reviewing its origins, global repercussions, policy responses, and the roles of the state and multinational banks, and then assesses how financial developments during the downturn influenced innovation activities and capacities in both countries. The work formulates research questions on defining and structuring National Innovation Systems, describing national financial and innovation arrangements, understanding institutional roles, and identifying areas for improvement. Findings are not presented in the provided excerpt; the aim is to clarify how crisis conditions test and reshape national innovation performance and to derive context-specific lessons for strengthening innovation systems.
Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan den globale finanskrise 2007–2008 påvirkede nationale innovationssystemer gennem et komparativt casestudie af Danmark og Rumænien. Med en kvalitativ systemtilgang forenes en teoribaseret ramme om innovation og nationale innovationssystemer (med udgangspunkt i bl.a. Lundvall, Nelson og Freeman) med en empirisk analyse baseret på sekundære kilder såsom OECD, Eurostat samt nationale statistikker og centralbankdata. Undersøgelsen spænder fra mikro- til makroniveau ved at beskrive systemets centrale komponenter—viden, teknologiske kapabiliteter, humankapital og institutioner—og analysere, hvordan det finansielle system påvirker innovationsdynamikker. Krisen kontekstualiseres via en gennemgang af dens opståen, globale konsekvenser, politiske modforanstaltninger samt statens og multinationale bankers roller, hvorefter der vurderes, hvordan finansielle udviklinger under krisen prægede innovationsaktiviteter og -kapacitet i de to lande. Arbejdet opstiller forskningsspørgsmål om definition og struktur af nationale innovationssystemer, nationale finansielle og innovative strukturer, institutioners betydning samt mulige forbedringer. Resultater er ikke præsenteret i det foreliggende uddrag; formålet er at klarlægge, hvordan kriseforhold tester og omformer national innovationspræstation, og at udlede kontekstafhængige læringspunkter til at styrke innovationssystemer.
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