Convergence or Divergence of Views? The Effect on Innovation of Perceptual Differences between Governance and Firms’ Members of a Technopole
In this research, we examine the differences of perception between governance and companies with regard to the institutional innovation practices of a technopole and discuss the impact of these differences on the innovation performance of the technopolitan companies. This answers a major challenge of public management: to evaluate the efficiency of the governance practices of the clusters on innovation. Our analysis of the Aube Technopole shows that of the 20 institutional innovation practices, two major perceptual differences emerge: one relating to the formulation of the strategy and the other to the development of collaborative projects. These differences in perception could negatively influence the innovation performance of the technopolitan companies.