The orchestration of innovation in Local Productive Arrangements as a coevolution between public policies and the governance of regional ecosystems

Objective of the study: The orchestration of innovation is a non-linear phenomenon closely tied to the regional environment. For this reason, this study aims to unveil how the dynamics of innovation orchestration occur in Local Productive Arrangements (LPAs), considering the forms and mechanisms of orchestration based on the co-evolution between public policies and the governance of regional ecosystems.

Methodology/Approach: This study proposes a model that aims to represent the dynamics of innovation orchestration in LPAs using a theoretical and conceptual approach grounded in Neo-Schumpeterian literature, which focuses on the mechanisms and forms of orchestration.

Originality/Relevance: The study addresses the gap in the literature regarding innovation orchestration in regional ecosystems, with a focus on LPAs, and also emphasizes the mechanisms and forms of orchestration that can be utilized for this purpose.

Main results: This study argues that public policy is a driving force that propels the governance of the regional ecosystem, and orchestration emerges as an instrument of co-evolution resulting from the two. Orchestration in LPAs, as a product of this relationship, is highlighted through forms and mechanisms that can interact with one another and are used by the hub actor or orchestrator.

Theoretical/Methodological Contributions: This study proposes a pathway to understanding the dynamics of innovation orchestration in LPAs or similar clusters as an interaction between public policies and the governance of regional ecosystems.

Social/Management Contributions: This research can foster public policies in LPAs and similar clusters. Moreover, it presents a toolkit that translates into various practices and forms of orchestration that public or private managers can leverage to implement and manage networks in regional ecosystems.

​Objective of the study: The orchestration of innovation is a non-linear phenomenon closely tied to the regional environment. For this reason, this study aims to unveil how the dynamics of innovation orchestration occur in Local Productive Arrangements (LPAs), considering the forms and mechanisms of orchestration based on the co-evolution between public policies and the governance of regional ecosystems. Methodology/Approach: This study proposes a model that aims to represent the dynamics of innovation orchestration in LPAs using a theoretical and conceptual approach grounded in Neo-Schumpeterian literature, which focuses on the mechanisms and forms of orchestration. Originality/Relevance: The study addresses the gap in the literature regarding innovation orchestration in regional ecosystems, with a focus on LPAs, and also emphasizes the mechanisms and forms of orchestration that can be utilized for this purpose. Main results: This study argues that public policy is a driving force that propels the governance of the regional ecosystem, and orchestration emerges as an instrument of co-evolution resulting from the two. Orchestration in LPAs, as a product of this relationship, is highlighted through forms and mechanisms that can interact with one another and are used by the hub actor or orchestrator. Theoretical/Methodological Contributions: This study proposes a pathway to understanding the dynamics of innovation orchestration in LPAs or similar clusters as an interaction between public policies and the governance of regional ecosystems. Social/Management Contributions: This research can foster public policies in LPAs and similar clusters. Moreover, it presents a toolkit that translates into various practices and forms of orchestration that public or private managers can leverage to implement and manage networks in regional ecosystems. Read More