Some considerations about interactions between regulation and technological innovation: the case of a sustainable technology, biodegradable materials in Germany

Abstract

Aims to present some theoretical considerations about the interaction between government regulation and technological innovation, in the specific case of an emerging environmental technology: biodegradable materials in Germany. Shows the important role regulation plays in the innovation process. However, regulation is only one part of the whole system which influences the development of a technological innovation.

Citation

Delaplace, M. and Kabouya, H. (2001), "Some considerations about interactions between regulation and technological innovation: the case of a sustainable technology, biodegradable materials in Germany", European Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 4 No. 4, pp. 179-185. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006055