| Abstract: |
This study explores the challenges of integrating macro, meso, and micro in
the articulation of advanced innovation policy and examines, respectively,
dimensions of public business support, intermediary organizations, and
knowledge transfer. It conducts an integrative review of the pertinent
literature and a bibliometric analysis of 440 articles. It reveals three major
obstacles that seemingly impede the effective integration of macro, meso, and
micro in contemporary policymaking and socioeconomic analyses: entrenched
boundaries between different thematic areas, methodological discrepancies, and
the relative lack of integrated theoretical models. These factors contribute
to the absence of unified functional hubs focused on microlevel interventions.
The proposed Institutes of Local Development and Innovation (ILDIs) could
mitigate these challenges as they are presented as multilevel policy
instruments intended to provide support to businesses—particularly to those
facing chronic and structural problems. |