نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسنده
عضو هیئتعلمی گروه مدیریت تکنولوژی و نوآوری، دانشکده مدیریت صنعتی و فناوری، دانشکدگان مدیریت، دانشگاه تهران، تهران.
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کلیدواژهها
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسنده [English]
Policymaking in the research and innovation ecosystem is not a linear process based on pure technocratic rationality; rather, it is a complex and multi-layered construct shaped at the intersection of macro-ideals, structural constraints, and pluralistic interests. This paper is derived from the book “Policy Design for Research and Innovation Politics, Institutions and Interest Intermediation Practices ”, which moves beyond these reductionist approaches to provide a comprehensive analytical framework for understanding the logic behind the formation and selection of policy instruments. The fundamental focus of the article is on articulating a tripartite framework consisting of policy (orientations and issue framing), institutions (organizational arrangements and coordination capacities), and interests (mediation strategies). In this regard, policy instruments are anatomized not as neutral mechanisms, but as micro-institutions of governance across three levels: authority, format, and mode of delivery. This study demonstrates how dynamics based on the principal-agent theory and patterns of specialization (internal and external) direct the design of intermediary organizations and the architecture of governance arrangements. Furthermore, the theoretical juxtaposition of the “mission-oriented” and “diffusion-oriented” paradigms reveals that the selection of the instrument mix is a function of either interventionist or capacity-building strategies. In this context, empirical evidence indicates fundamental differences in the outputs of centralized systems (characterized by path dependency and institutional layering) versus decentralized systems (grappling with structural fragmentation). Consequently, the effectiveness of policy design does not lie in the inherent nature of the instruments themselves; rather, it hinges on their precise calibration with institutional capacities, the logic of political economy, and their acceptance by the stakeholder network.
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