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The Diaspora’s influence on Regional Innovation Performance – a new theoretical and empirical approach toward understanding it

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  • Cepoi Victor

    (Faculty of Information Studies, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “Innovation and Technology in Regional Development” (Novo mesto. Slovenia); Ljubljanska cesta 31a, 8000 Novo mesto, Slovenia)

Abstract

The occurrences of “brain-gain” and “brain-loss” are significant concerns for both the countries experiencing the departure of intellectual talent and those that ultimately receive such individuals. The phenomenon holds significance for stakeholders and their policy recommendations on social, economic and political areas. Moreover, there exists extensive literature elucidating the reasons behind certain nations encountering the phenomenon of “brain loss” while simultaneously observing the return of individuals to their homelands. Simultaneously, there is a limited amount of research conducted regarding the observation and comprehension of the activities in which the returning diaspora is involved post their return. Even more, there is less research done on the way the return diaspora is influencing regional innovation performance. To enhance comprehension, this article introduces a novel theoretical and empirical approach aimed at understanding the engagement of the returning diaspora in the innovation process and its impact on regional innovation performance. The novelty of this approach consists in the combination of classical theories on returning diaspora, Regional Innovation Performance and Social Fields Theory. As a result, the focus will be on the combination of the three social forces (institutions, networks, and cognitive frames) and returning diaspora. The evaluation of diaspora’s impact on regional innovation performance primarily hinges on the combination and comprehension of these two factors. However, this article serves as a theoretical proposal aimed at enhancing understanding of the phenomenon and establishing a model for systematic data collection. The empirical results could lead to policy recommendations for various stakeholders and bring improvements for helping and encouraging innovation activities in the region.

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  • Cepoi Victor, 2023. "The Diaspora’s influence on Regional Innovation Performance – a new theoretical and empirical approach toward understanding it," Social Change Review, Sciendo, vol. 20(1), pages 45-76, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:socchr:v:20:y:2023:i:1:p:45-76:n:1
    DOI: 10.2478/scr-2022-0004
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