What drives change? Dynamic institutionalizations of responsible research and innovation in organizations
reflections on the role of institutional entrepreneurship
Peter Biegelbauer (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology)
Martijn Wiarda (TU Delft - Economics of Technology and Innovation, TU Delft - Values Technology and Innovation)
Petra Wagner (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology)
Caroline Lackinger (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology)
Mika Nieminen (VTT Technical Research Center of Finland)
Santtu Lehtinen (VTT Technical Research Center of Finland)
Emad Yaghmaei (TU Delft - Values Technology and Innovation, TU Delft - Ethics & Philosophy of Technology)
Alice Ampolini (TU Delft - Values Technology and Innovation, TU Delft - Ethics & Philosophy of Technology)
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Abstract
While most innovations are developed in organizations, there is a wide-spread consensus that the organizational institutionalization of Responsible (Research and) Innovation is limited. This may partly be the case because we lack an understanding of what factors drive or impede the institutionalization of such responsibility-related changes and how they interact. In this paper, we draw from various institutional entrepreneurs’ experiences, who worked within eight organizational change labs, to explore the dynamic institutionalization of Responsible (Research and) Innovation. Our study identifies 29 factors highlighting some of the intricate, dynamic, and ‘messy’ complexities found in organizations. We conclude by offering some reflections on the role of institutional entrepreneurship for Responsible (Research and) Innovation.
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