This paper reviews the emerging literature on “transformative” innovation policy (TIP) in
order to (1) identify unique TIP characteristics and the challenges they imply for …

The concept of 'sustainability missions' has recently received increasing attention in the
academic literature. Broadly defined as a collective ambition to strengthen systemic …

Missions may be regarded as a narrative for challenge-oriented policies, as a rationale for
directional policies, and as an instrument for coordinating distributed innovation efforts …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the structure and dynamics of academic
articles relating to public procurement (PP) in the period 1984–2022 (up to May). The …

The COVID-19 pandemic, which featured international pharmaceutical firms seeking to build
global manufacturing networks to scale-up the supply of vaccines, has generated …

While national governments are the main actors in innovation policy, we witness a
proliferation of challenge-oriented innovation policies both at the subnational and the …

Two main targets of contemporary preferential innovation policy support, especially in
Europe, are key enabling technologies (KETs) and innovation 'missions' focused on solving …

The innovation literature increasingly addresses grand challenges and transformative
change. However, the issue of to what extent transformative change can build upon the …

This paper explores the effect of digital and green servitization on firms' technological
innovation performances. Drawing on the Organisational Learning Capabilities (OLC) and …

China has to balance economic growth with environmental protection and carbon reduction.
This study examines China's 2000–2017 trade, fiscal decentralization, renewable energy …