Generation and Diffusion of Innovations in a District Innovation System: The Case of Ink-Jet Printing

Reig-Otero, Yolanda ^[2] ; Edwards-Schachter, Mónica ^[3] ; Feliú-Mingarro, Carlos ^[2] ; Fernández-de-Lucio, Ignacio ^[1]
1. [1] Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
  
  Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
  
  Valencia, España
2. [2] Instituto de Tecnología Cerámica (ITC). Campus Universitario de Riu Sec. Avd. Sos Baynat S/N. CP 12006-Castellón de la Plana. TE +34 964-342424 Fax +34 964-342425
3. [3] INGENIO (CSIC-UPV)
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Localización: Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, ISSN-e 0718-2724, Vol. 9, Nº. 2, 2014, págs. 56-76
Idioma: inglés
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- This paper provides an in-depth case study of the ink-jet printing (IJP) technology that emerged from the ceramic industry in a Spanish region (Castellon) in the first decade of 2000. We propose an analytical framework that combines the theoretical perspectives of Industrial Districts and Innovation Systems, and exploit a qualitative methodology that includes information from patent and scientific article databases and 21 in-depth interviews. Our results show that IJP is a major innovation that breaks with the tradition of machinery innovations in this industry in Spain. Micro-level evidences show the complex external and internal relationships in the sharing of knowledge and innovation process, being the role of internal ties, trust, secrecy and strong in-house R&D strategies determinants of the IJP innovation.