How do stakeholders evaluate smart specialization policies defined for their regions?
ISSN: 1059-5422
Article publication date: 23 November 2020
Issue publication date: 21 May 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to understand how the different stakeholders assess the adequacy of smart specialization policies defined for their regions.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper has followed a quantitative methodology through the application of questionnaire surveys to stakeholders of the various territorial regions in Portugal.
Findings
As a result, from the “resource-based view” approach applied to the various regions, the attained results highlight that the suitability of smart specialization policies defined for the Portuguese regions is not unanimous among its stakeholders.
Originality/value
The research can be used as a tool to assist regional policymakers in strategic reflection when defining and adjusting smart specialization strategies in their territories.
Keywords
Citation
Farinha, L., Lopes, J., Sebastião, J.R., Ferreira, J.J., Oliveira, J. and Silveira, P. (2021), "How do stakeholders evaluate smart specialization policies defined for their regions?", Competitiveness Review, Vol. 31 No. 3, pp. 594-624. https://doi.org/10.1108/CR-12-2019-0149
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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