ABSTRACT

Despite the normative view that Quadruple Helix collaborations (with government, academia, industry and civil society) such as living labs are prescribed to enhance regional innovation performance, there is scarce knowledge of the sustainability of such collaborations from the perspective of the stakeholders who are supposed to engage in such initiatives. To address this gap, the purpose of this paper is to empirically explore the implementation of the Quadruple Helix for innovation from a stakeholder perspective, by understanding the expectations as well as the perceived benefits and challenges of the collaboration. Through a qualitative research design, this paper presents an in-depth case study of a living lab in the region of Catalonia. Our results challenge the normative view of Quadruple Helix approaches and of living labs; we also offer suggestions to manage future collaborations and to inform further evidence-based policy. On the whole, partnership leadership and coordination are critical to bridge the expectation-implementation gap towards stakeholder satisfaction and collaboration sustainability.

摘要

尽管规范观点认为，四螺旋合作（与政府、学术界、工业界和民间社会）如生活实验室是为了提高区域创新绩效，但从利益相关者的角度来看，这种合作的可持续性知之甚少。参与此类举措。为了解决这一差距，本文的目的是通过了解合作的期望以及感知到的好处和挑战，从利益相关者的角度实证探索四螺旋创新的实施。通过定性研究设计，本文对加泰罗尼亚地区的一个生活实验室进行了深入的案例研究。我们的结果挑战了四螺旋方法和生活实验室的规范观点；我们还提供了管理未来合作的建议，并为进一步的循证政策提供信息。总体而言，伙伴关系的领导和协调对于弥合对利益相关者满意度和合作可持续性的期望-实施差距至关重要。