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Christopher Freeman: social science entrepreneur |
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| Authors: | Jan Fagerberg Morten FosaasMartin Bell Ben R. Martin |
| Affiliation: | a Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture (TIK), University of Oslo, PO Box 1108, Blindern, N-0317 Oslo, Norway b SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, The Freeman Centre, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QE, UK c CIRCLE, Lund University, Box 117, 221 00 Lund, Sweden d Centre for Science and Policy (CSAP) and Centre for Business Research, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1AG, UK |
| 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 Freeman's influence on the field's development. A list of Freeman's scholarly works is included as Appendix B. |
| Keywords: | Freeman Innovation studies SPRU Economics of innovation Innovation systems |
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