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Evidence revisited: literature on smart specialisation calls for more mixed research designs

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  • Katharina Fellnhofer

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The aim of this paper is to present an overview of the applied research methods that have been used to examine smart specialisation. For this review, papers from various sources were collected and reviewed multiple times. The findings show that only a few papers applied mixed research methods. Primarily, there are more qualitative than quantitative methods used among papers concerning smart specialisation. More efforts to use mixed methods in smart specialisation could yield findings that are applicable to knowledge-based policymaking. To further illuminate the research discipline of smart specialisation, applying advanced, quantitative research techniques would enrich future efforts of all quadruple helix stakeholders engaged in smart specialisation.

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  • Katharina Fellnhofer, 2017. "Evidence revisited: literature on smart specialisation calls for more mixed research designs," International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 8(3), pages 229-248.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijkbde:v:8:y:2017:i:3:p:229-248
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    1. Fellnhofer, Katharina, 2022. "Entrepreneurial alertness toward responsible research and innovation: Digital technology makes the psychological heart of entrepreneurship pound," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 118(C).
    2. Laima Gerlitz & Christopher Meyer & Christopher Meyer & Gunnar Prause & Gunnar Prause, 2020. "Methodology approach on benchmarking Regional Innovation on Smart Specialisation (RIS3): a joint macro-regional tool to regional performance evaluation and monitoring in Central Europe," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 8(2), pages 1359-1385, December.
    3. Christopher Meyer, 2022. "Social Innovation Governance in Smart Specialisation Policies and Strategies Heading towards Sustainability: A Pathway to RIS4?," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-14, March.
    4. Fabrizio Guzzo & Inmaculada Perianez-Forte, 2019. "Smart Specialisation at work: evidence from the Peer and eXchange and Learning workshops," JRC Research Reports JRC118899, Joint Research Centre.

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