Innovation Thematic Line works in topics related to: the creation and diffusion of scientific and technological knowledge and innovation; the creation of knowledge-intensive firms, academic spin-offs and other; the transformation of large sociotechnical systems, like the energy system and the food system in the transition to sustainability; and the emergence and role of actors, values, norms, policies and forms of governance in these processes. This team also addresses other topics, like intellectual capital management.

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Most of the research is supported by empirical analysis, resorting to different quantitative and qualitative techniques - econometrics, case studies and social network analysis – and a large array of data, both primary and secondary.