Policy mixes and overcoming challenges to innovation in developing countries : insights from a mixed methods study of South Africa’s manufacturing sector

dc.contributor.authorWalwyn, David Richard
dc.contributor.authorNaidoo, Shahendra
dc.contributor.emaildavid.walwyn@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-10T10:37:32Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractAlthough innovation policy mix as an analytical framework has been widely used and reported for developed countries, its application to developing countries has been minimal. In this study, an exploratory sequential approach has been followed in order to initially profile the policy mix in South Africa and then develop an understanding of how the policy mix could be rebalanced, and hence be more effective, in addressing the requirements within its manufacturing sector. The characterization followed the typology as used by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development in order to allow a cross-case comparison with two other countries (India and Canada). This analysis has concluded that South Africa’s policy mix is dominated by supply-side measures which support early stage research with more limited assistance for market development. Rebalancing the innovation policy mix towards the use of more demand-side instruments, combined with generic rather than population targeted policies, could address these deficiencies and improve the prospects for the sector. It is further proposed that the methodology be routinely applied in developing countries, particularly as a means of ensuring policy cohesion and synergy.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentGordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)en_ZA
dc.description.departmentGraduate School of Technology Management (GSTM)en_ZA
dc.description.embargo2020-12-25
dc.description.librarianhj2019en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rajs20en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDavid Richard Walwyn & Shahendra Naidoo (2020) Policy mixes and overcoming challenges to innovation in developing countries: Insights from a mixed methods study of South Africa’s manufacturing sector, African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation andDevelopment, 12:1, 33-46, DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2019.1610250.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2042-1338 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2042-1346 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1080/20421338.2019.1610250
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/70668
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherNISC Pty (Ltd) and Informa Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group)en_ZA
dc.rights© 2019 African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development. This is an electronic version of an article published in African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 33-46, 2020. doi : 10.1080/20421338.2019.1610250. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rajs20.en_ZA
dc.subjectInnovation policy mixen_ZA
dc.subjectDeveloping countryen_ZA
dc.subjectDemand-side measuresen_ZA
dc.subjectMixed methodsen_ZA
dc.titlePolicy mixes and overcoming challenges to innovation in developing countries : insights from a mixed methods study of South Africa’s manufacturing sectoren_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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