Innovation and culture: The social measure of innovation
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https://doi.org/10.3989/isegoria.2013.048.10Keywords:
innovation, measurement, culture, diversity, technologyAbstract
This paper aims at giving some clues on how to measure innovation, not only as an effect, but also as an action; i.e., how to measure the conditions of possibility of innovation. It will be argued that this measurement should be based on some cultural variables, pondering diversity (both of individuals and groups) within a given society, as a proxy for new combinations. It will be concluded that a stable, accurate measurement of innovation is just impossible.
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