Innovation quality in knowledge cities: Empirical evidence of innovation award competitions in Finland

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Highlights：

• The motives to enter award competitions are largely non-monetary.

• The most important impacts are media coverage and credibility boost.

• The importance of awards in promoting innovation was considered as mediocre.

• Innovation awards are a supporting tool in innovation policy.

摘要

•The motives to enter award competitions are largely non-monetary.•The most important impacts are media coverage and credibility boost.•The importance of awards in promoting innovation was considered as mediocre.•Innovation awards are a supporting tool in innovation policy.

论文关键词：Finland,Innovation awards,Innovation policy,Innovation prizes,Knowledge city

论文评审过程：Available online 12 February 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2014.02.010