The Triple Helix in the context of global change: dynamics and challenges

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The Triple Helix in the context of global change: dynamics and challenges

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Author(s): Helen Lawton Smith ^a , Loet Leydesdorff ^b

Publication date (Print): 1 December 2014

Journal: Prometheus

Publisher: Pluto Journals

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Understanding how economies change through interactions with science and government as different spheres of activity requires both new conceptual tools and methodologies. In this paper, the evolution of the metaphor of a Triple Helix of university-industry-government relations is elaborated into an evolutionary model, and positioned within the context of global economic changes. We highlight how Triple Helix relations are both continuing and mutating, and the conditions under which a Triple Helix might be seen to be unraveling in the face of pressures on each of the three helices – university, industry, and government. The reciprocal dynamics of innovation both in the Triple Helix thesis and in the global economy are empirically explored: we find that footlooseness of high technology manufacturing and knowledge-intensive services counteract the embeddedness prevailing in medium technology manufacturing. The geographical level at which synergy in Triple Helix relations can be expected and sustained varies among nations and regions.

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Helen Lawton Smith

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Journal ID (doi): 10.2307/j50022063

Journal ID (jcode): prometheus

Title: Prometheus

Publisher: Pluto Journals

ISSN: 0810-9028

ISSN: 1470-1030

Publication date (Print): 1 December 2014

Volume: 32

Issue: 4 ( doiID: 10.1080/prometheus.32.issue-4 )

Pages: 321-336

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[ ^a ]Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK

[ ^b ]Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Publisher ID: 08109028.2014.972135

DOI: 10.1080/08109028.2014.972135

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Earlier uses of this metaphor can be found in Sábato (1975) and Lowe (1982). Lewontin (2000) uses the same metaphor in a biological context.
NACE stands for Nomenclature générale des activités économiques dans les Communautés Européennes. The NACE code can be translated into the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC).

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[1] Earlier uses of this metaphor can be found in Sábato (1975) and Lowe (1982). Lewontin (2000) uses the same metaphor in a biological context.

[2] NACE stands for Nomenclature générale des activités économiques dans les Communautés Européennes. The NACE code can be translated into the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC).