SECTORAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS: AN APPLICATION OF THE CONCEPT IN THE BRAZILIAN AND FRENCH FLUID MILK PRODUCTION CHAIN

The aim of this study is to test a new framework in order to evaluate some fundamental institutional, technological and organizational factors in the innovation process carried out by food processing firms. We use case studies and the sectoral innovation system - SIS approach to give evidence about the innovation process carried out by fluid milk processors in the

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