Sammanfattning

The aim of this study is to investigate how horticultural firms meet their need for innovation within the innovation system. A comparative process ethnography approach was applied to two cases of long-term collaboration between multiple actors in Swedish horticulture. The retrospective reconstruction of the cases through documentation and interviews allowed for triangulation of data in a grounded theory approach. The leverage points of the developing collaborative processes were found to be; having agency and a network approach, the forming of collective agency through social learning, enhancing resource access, and operationalization of results. The concept of leverage points is useful for understanding evolutionary changes in multi-actor collaborations. The use of the concept of collective agency contributes to the understanding of the dynamics of demand articulation, illustrating a reciprocal process between the actors' individual agencies, and evolving over time through their social learning. The results point to a need for policymakers and practitioners to develop a broader understanding of how actors work in the innovation system to enhance knowledge development and innovation.

Nyckelord

agricultural innovation systems; AKIS; demand articulation; collaboration; social learning; evolutionary perspective

Publicerad i

Agricultural and Food Science
2023, Volym: 32, nummer: 3, sidor: 166-178
Utgivare: SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURAL SOC FINLAND

SLU författare

• Blix Germundsson, Lisa

  • Institutionen för människa och samhälle, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Ljung, Magnus

  • Institutionen för människa och samhälle, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Globala målen

SDG2 Avskaffa hunger, uppnå tryggad livsmedelsförsörjning och förbättrad nutrition samt främja ett hållbart jordbruk
SDG9 Bygga motståndskraftig infrastruktur, verka för en inkluderande och hållbar industrialisering samt främja innovation


UKÄ forskningsämne

Trädgårdsvetenskap/hortikultur
Systemvetenskap, informationssystem och informatik med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.128680

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/126864