Innovation in mixed market economies: the case of METU technopolis in Turkey

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buir.advisorBölükbaşı, Hasan Tolga
dc.contributor.authorDervişler, Olgu
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-02T12:00:31Z
dc.date.available2023-08-02T12:00:31Z
dc.date.copyright2023-07
dc.date.issued2023-07
dc.date.submitted2023-07-31
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of article.
dc.descriptionThesis (Ph.D.): Bilkent University, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2023.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 214-225).
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation examines the conditions under which innovation would be possible in a Mixed Market Economy, also known as the Mediterranean Market Economy, (MME) at the sub-national level through covering a case study which was conducted in METU Technopolis of Turkey. The Varieties of Capitalism (VoC) literature identifies two ideal-typical market economies which are Liberal Market Economies (LMEs) and Coordinated Market Economies (CMEs), yet MMEs are regarded as the third category. Due to a lack of strong institutional complementarities and macro-level coordination, this market type is regarded as disadvantageous to have high innovation performance. However, Systems of Innovation (SI) literature suggests that independent of macro-level coordination and institutional complementarities, owing to local and place-specific factors, high innovation performance would still be possible in an MME. In this context, within the framework of this dissertation, seventeen semi-structured interviews were conducted with the firms in METU Technopolis to understand the conditions which would lead to the innovation outcome in an MME. This study demonstrates that in a sub-national innovation system of an MME, both macro-level and sub-national level factors have an impact on the innovation outcome, at various levels. Despite the fact that macro-level institutions have a complementary role in innovation performance when it comes to particular competencies to overcome the coordination problems in the market, firms have difficulties. However, as findings demonstrate, thanks to place-specific factors, local resources, and a high level of interaction with stakeholders at the sub-national level, firms in this ecosystem produce innovation.
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dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Olgu Dervişler
dc.embargo.release2024-01-01
dc.format.extentxiv, 231 leaves ; 30 cm.
dc.identifier.itemidB162288
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11693/112565
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectVarieties of capitalism
dc.subjectSystems of innovation
dc.subjectMixed market economies
dc.subjectMediterranean market economies
dc.subjectCoordination
dc.titleInnovation in mixed market economies: the case of METU technopolis in Turkey
dc.title.alternativeKarma pazar ekonomilerinde inovasyon: Türkiye’deki ODTU teknokent örneği
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Science
thesis.degree.grantorBilkent University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.namePh.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)

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