Socialni kapital samostojnih inovatorjev in dostop do znanja

Podmenik, Darka (author), Ivančič, Angela (author), Hafner, Ana (author)

V prispevku proučujemo pomembnost socialnega kapitala za dostop samostojnih inovatorjev do znanj, ki so relevantna za proces inoviranja. V prvem, teoretičnem delu so predstavljene vrste socialnega kapitala, ki omogočajo prenos znanj; v drugem, empiričnem delu pa izsledki empirične, kvalitativne študije slovenskih samostojnih inovatorjev. Izsledki analize 22 polstrukturiranih intervjujev identificirajo omejen dostop samostojnih inovatorjev do tistih vrst kapitala, predvsem profesionalnih premostitvenih in ohlapnih vezi, ki so še posebej pomembne za pretok novih znanj in informacij med akterji slovenskega inovacijskega sistema. Posledično samostojni inovatorji tudi niso vključeni v pretok tistih znanj, predvsem formalno organiziranih in kolektivnih, ki so potrebna za uspešno izvedbo vseh faz inoviranja. V sklepnem delu predlagamo nekaj osnovnih korakov za premostitev te vrzeli.

• Language: Slovenian
• Work type: Not categorized
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Year: 2014
• Number of pages: Str. 1057-1076, 1402-1403
• Numbering: Letn. 51, št. 6
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-85363
• UDC: 316.334:001.895
• ISSN on article: 0040-3598
• COBISS.SI-ID: 33088861
• Publication date in RUL: 20.09.2016

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Teorija in praksa : revija za družbena vprašanja
• Shortened title: Teor. praksa
• Publisher: Fakulteta za družbene vede
• ISSN: 0040-3598
• COBISS.SI-ID: 763652

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• Language: English

Abstract

This paper explores the importance of social capital for independent inventors' access to knowledge relevant to their innovation activity. The first part is theoretical and deals with types of social capital crucial to knowledge transfer. The second part presents the empirical, qualitative study of Slovenian independent inventors. Twenty-two semi-structured interviews were conducted and the findings point to independent inventors' limited access to those types of social capital which are important for knowledge transfer within the Slovenian innovation system. This is especially true for bridging and weak ties. As a result, independent inventors are not included in the knowledge flow; especially not the formally organised and collective knowledge which is needed to successfully carry out all phases of innovation. The conclusion of the paper suggests a few basic steps to bridge this gap.