Eu-SPRI Forum Early Career Researcher Conference

Interdisciplinarity in the Study of the Dynamics of Science, Technology and Innovation

 - 2014 INGENIO PhD Days -

Valencia, Spain 7 - 8 April 2014

- Deadlines for abstract submission have been extended : check the submission tab -

Many of the problems that science and society are currently facing are inherently complex, thus demanding answers and solutions resulting from original combinations of different fields of knowledge. As a consequence, Science, Technology and Innovation studies are increasingly constituted by a diversity of research streams and perspectives from neighbouring disciplines.

The Eu-SPRI Forum ECC: “Interdisciplinarity in the Study of the Dynamics of Science, Technology and Innovation” is a two-day event for PhD students and young scholars interested in the broad field of Science, Technology and Innovation. The conference will stretch over two days of presentations and intense debates with junior and senior scholars. Participants will have the opportunity to present their research and receive feedback from young and experienced scholars in the field. Thus, we invite PhD students and young scholars to submit their work related (but not limited), to the following topics:

  • Geography and Innovation
  • Creation, Transfer and Use of Knowledge
  • Science and Society. New challenges
  • Social networks, Social Capital and Innovation
  • Science and Technology Policies. Evaluation and Governance
  • Management of Innovation in Organizations

Confirmed speakers

  • David Hammerstein -  Member of the European Parliament
  • Philippe Larédo - Université Paris-Est and University of Manchester
  • Ismael Rafols - INGENIO (CSIC-UPV); SPRU (University of Sussex)
  • Ammon Salter - School of Management (University of Bath)
  • Wolfgang Sofka – SMG ( Copenhagen Business School)

Audience

The Eu-SPRI Forum ECC will offer a platform for international networking for around 30 young academic researchers. Participation from PhD students, who develop their research in the areas of Science, Technology and Innovation, is particularly encouraged. Selection will be based upon academic quality of submitted extended abstract and the candidate’s CV. The fit of the proposal to the overall Conference theme and the involvement of multi-disciplinarily perspectives will be given special importance. PhD students, whose abstracts are accepted, will be also required to submit a full paper (around 5,000 words) two weeks before the Conference.

More info: info@ingenio.upv.es

Download the call for papers

7th April 2014
08.30-08.45 Registration (Hall - Building 8E, Entrance J - Red Cube, 3th floor)
08.45-09.00 Conference Welcome. (Salón de Actos - Bldg 8E, Ent. J - Red Cube, 3th floor) Amparo Chiralt Boix, Head of Doctoral School UPV
Jordi Molas, INGENIO (CSIC-UPV)
09.00-09.45 Opening keynote speech. (Salón de Actos - Bldg 8E, Ent. J - Red Cube, 3th floor) Philippe Larédo, Université Paris-Est and University of Manchester
09.45-10.15 Coffee break (Hall - Building 8E, Entrance J - Red Cube, 3th floor)
10.15-11.45 Workshop: Being a professional scientist in innovation studies
(Salón de Actos - Building 8E, Entrance J - Red Cube, 3th floor)		 David Barberá, INGENIO (CSIC-UPV), Joaquín Azagra, INGENIO (CSIC-UPV)
11.45-12.30 Lunch Break (Hall - Building 8E, Entrance J - Red Cube, 3th floor)
12.30-13.45 Keynote speech: Entering the job market after the PhD
(Salón de Actos - Building 8E, Entrance J - Red Cube, 3th floor)		 Wolfgang Sofka, SMG (Copenhagen Business School)
13.45-15.45 Session 1: Networks and social capital
Chair: Joaquin Alegre
(Room Descubre - Bldg 8E, Entr. J - Red Cube, 4th floor)
  • Gimenez Fernandez., E.M.: Driving innovation in family firms: a network view
  • Alarcon, J.R.: From cognitive social capital to innovativeness through absorptive capacity
  • Tur, E.: Diffusion of ideas
  • Friederici, N.: More art than science? Theoretical approaches and a research agenda for technology innovation hubs in developing countries
 Session 2: Search and innovation
Chair: Pablo D’Este
(Room Resuelve - Bldg 8E, Entr. J - Red Cube, 4th floor)
  • Ørding Olsen, A.: Project level approaches for open innovation: configurations of open innovation for project characteristics
  • Heinonen, T.: Exploring embryonic sectoral innovation system: case regenerative medicine
  • Marina, F.: External corporate venturing in the open Innovation paradigm: The case studies of an automotive manufacturer and supplier
  • Sabri, Y.: Innovation Practices Impact on Supply Chain Configuration
15.45-16.15 Coffee break (Hall - Building 8E, Entrance J - Red Cube, 3th floor)
16.15-18.15 Session 3: Researchers' activities and indicators
Chair: Jordi Molas Gallart
(Room Descubre - Bldg 8E, Entr. J - Red Cube, 4th floor)
  • Olmos-Peñuela, J.: Explaining researchers’ willingness for non-academics to influence their research agenda
  • Bianchini, S.: Teaching quality in engineering departments: trade-offs and complementarities with research productivity and consulting activities
  • Rushforth, A.: The impact of indicators: the rise of performance indicators and commensuration of biomedical Research
  • Pekkola, E.: University researchers in Finland: policy implementations or academic actors
 Session 4: Scientific productivity and collaboration
Chair: Joaquín M. Azagra Caro
(Room Resuelve - Bldg 8E, Entr. J - Red Cube, 4th floor)
  • Jeppesen, J.: Big Egos in Big Science? Evidence of Peer Effects in the evolution of Scientific Collaboration Networks
  • Bignami, F.: Mapping external collaborations of big pharmaceutical companies
  • Llopis, O.: Connections matter: how personal network structures influences biomedical scientists’ engagement in medical innovation
  • Rivera Leon, L.: Analysing the gender “productivity puzzle” in Middle Income Countries: the case of South Africa
21.00 Conference dinner at La Malquerida

 

8th April 2014
09.00-10.00 Keynote speech: Interdisciplinarity in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
(Salón de Actos - Building 9C, Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia - IBV)		 Ismael Rafols, INGENIO (CSIC-UPV), SPRU (University of Sussex)
10.00-10.30 Coffee break (Hall - Building 9C, Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia - IBV)
10.30-12.00 Roundtable
(Salón de Actos - Building 9C, Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia - IBV)		 Philippe Larédo, Université Paris-Est and University of Manchester
Sean Kask, Associate Business Consultant at SAP
Matthew Wallace, Analyst and Science Policy Advisor at the Department of Environment of the Canadian Government
David Hammerstein, Green activist & former Member of the European Parliament
12.00-12.45 Lunch break (Terrace - Building 8G, Entrance I - Green Cube, 3th floor)
12.45-14.00 Keynote speech: Publishing research in innovation studies
(Salón de Actos - Building 8E, Entrance J - Red Cube, 3th floor)		 Ammon Salter, School of Management (University of Bath)
14.00-16.00 Session 5: Qualitative approaches on innovation studies
Chair: Richard Woolley
(Room Cambia - Bldg 8E, Entr. I - Green Cube, 4th floor)
  • Nathan, C.: STI narratives in Wallonia: a complex interplay
  • Roberts, C.: A Historical approach to the role of public discursive conflict in transport transitions
  • Weisshaar, C.: Understanding the relationship between innovation adoption and institutions: A narrative inquiry of Nhs procurement
  • Vanderslott, S.: The problem with innovation: The case of neglected tropical diseases
 Session 6: Innovation and emerging sectors
Chair: Alberto Marzucchi
(Room Resuelve - Bldg 8E, Entr. J - Red Cube, 4th floor)
  • López Muñoz, J.F.: The role of upper echelons in IT business value. A sociomaterial perspective.
  • Useche, D.: Patenting behaviour and the survival of newly-listed european software firms
  • Dufva, M.: Dynamics of knowledge creation in a foresight workshop: a micro-level process perspective
  • Destefano, T.J.: The impact of information technology on firm level productivity in the UK
16.00-16.30 Coffee break (Hall - Building 8E, Entrance J - Red Cube, 3th floor)
16.30-18.30 Session 7: Innovation and performance
Chair: Francesco Rentocchini
(Room Cambia - Bldg 8E, Entr. I - Green Cube, 4th floor)
  • Fano, S.: Dual labor markets and firm productivity
  • Méndez,A.: Financial barriers and sources of funding for innovation in Colombia
  • Lindic, M.: Trade status, innovation activities, and skill structure of firms: Causalities and relations between the three
  • Nykamp, H.: Learning and diffusion of innovations in  project-based industry
 Session 8: Science and society: new challenges
Chair: Mónica Edwards
(Room Resuelve - Bldg 8E, Entr. J - Red Cube, 4th floor)
  • Gamba, S.: The effect of intellectual property rights on domestic innovation in the pharmaceutical sector
  • Mee Lie, C.: Eco-Innovation and growth: Policy in an industry life cycle perspective
  • Sasso, S.: The impact of international and inter-regional graduate flows on firm productivity in Denmark
  • Planko, J.: Strategic collective system building as accelerator of sustainability transitions
18.30-18.45 Conference closure and prize awards (Room Resuelve - Building 8E, Entrance J - Red Cube, 4th floor)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SESSIONS: Each presenter is given 15 minutes to present their work. After the presentation there will be a 15 minutes discussion period, in which 5 minutes will be assigned to a senior discussant (chair), other 5 minutes to a junior discussant (PhD student), and the last 5 minutes will be reserved for additional comments. Each PhD student should comment the presentation coming straight after to his/her own presentation. The last presenter will comment the first presentation of the session (for example, in Session 1: Gimenez Fernandez, E.M. will comment the presentation of Alarcón, J.R.; Alarcón, J.R. will comment the presentation of Tur, E.; Tur, E. will comment the presentation of Friederici,N.; and, finally, Friederici,N. will comment Gimenez Fernandez, E.M.).

 

Potential participants are invited to submit a short CV (max 1 page) and an extended abstract (1,000 words approx.) through the "Registration and fee" tab of this website, no later than 10 February 2014. Abstracts must be in English and include: (i) a brief description of the main objectives of research; (ii) research questions in relation to the relevant literature; (iii) methods of analysis and data (where it applies); (iv) main findings or expected results. The selected participants will be required a full paper (around 5,000 words) no later than 24 March 2014.

  • Deadline for extended abstract submission: 10 February 2014
  • Decision of abstract acceptance: 24 February 2014
  • Deadline for registration and payment of conference fee: 17 March 2014
  • Deadline for final paper submission: 24 March 2014

Conference fee

Delegates invited to present a paper will be subject to the following registration fees (including coffee breaks, brown-bag lunches, conference dinner & accommodation), that can be paid via this website after notification of acceptance:

  • EU-SPRI members (1 delegate per paper): fee waived
  • Non EU-SPRI members: Conference fee, coffee breaks, lunches & conference dinner (accommodation not included): 70 €

Registration

The Eu-SPRI Forum Early Career Researcher Conference (2014 INGENIO PhD Days) is addressed to the international community of doctoral students. Potential participants are invited to submit a short CV and an extended abstract (1,000 words approx.) below, no later than February, 10th 2014. Abstracts will be in english and include: (i) a brief description of the main objectives of the research; (ii) research questions in relation to the relevant literature; (iii) methods of analysis and data (where it applies); (iv) main findings or expected results.

Please fill below the form to submit your extended abstract to Eu-SPRI Forum Early Career Researcher Conference (2014 INGENIO PhD Days). For further information, send an email to info@ingenio.upv.es

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The event is organized by INGENIO, a joint research institute of the Spanish National Council of Scientific Research (CSIC) and the Polytechnic University of Valencia  (UPV). INGENIO is a leading research center on Science, Technology and Innovation. The organising and scientific committee includes:

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The conference will take place at the Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación, Building 8E, Access J, 4th floor. Please find below a map to locate the building in the UPV Campus.

Contact details

INGENIO [CSIC-UPV]
Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación
Camino de Vera, s/n
46022 VALENCIA
Tel: +34 963 877 048
Fax: +34 963 877 991
info@ingenio.upv.es

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