Assignment Task: Imagine that you are a team leader of an innovation project. You are tasked with presenting your project to get buy-in from the relevant stakeholders. You have a choice of presenting your project to a top public servant in the government sector. You are presenting to a top public servant in the government sector, you are tasked to present your case by providing a critical analysis of the role of government in facilitating and managing innovation.
Consider using the framework proposed by Suseno and Standing (2018) to analyse the role of government in facilitating and managing innovation, OR the framework proposed by Porter (1990) to analyse the role of the state (government) in innovation.
If using Suseno and Standing (2018), consider presenting an analysis of why/how the government can support investment in various aspects of the economy including: (1) human capital and the availability of professional labour, (2) infrastructure, (3) private/public sector collaboration, (4) support for funding and commercialisation, and (5) innovation corporate culture.
If using Porter (1990), consider presenting an analysis of why/how the government can influence and support (1) factor conditions, (2) demand conditions, (3) related and supporting industries, and (4) firm strategy, structure and rivalry.
For additional reading on Porter's (1990 work), you can read Grant (1991).
Use scholarly articles to justify your points. The minimum number of references is 10 references.
References:
Grant, R.M. (1991). Porter's 'Competitive Advantage of Nations': An assessment. Strategic Management Journal, 12(7), 535-548. Porter, M. (1990). The Competitive Advantage of Nations. London: MacMillan.
Prajogo, D.I., and Ahmed, P.K. (2006). Relationships between innovation stimulus, innovation capacity and innovation performance. R&D Management, 36(5), 499-515. Suseno, Y., and Standing, C. (2018). The systems perspective of national innovation ecosystems. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 35(3), 282-307.