Manchester Institute of Innovation Research ANNUAL REPORT 

Massini, S., Lewin, A., Manning, S., Peeters, C. (2011) The Ever Changing Logic of Global Outsourcing
Decisions: Client Strategies, Path Dependencies, and Industry Dynamics. 8th ENEF Meeting
Strategy & Economics of the Firm. Strasbourg, France, 7-8 September.
Massini, S., Filiou, D. (2011) Exploration and Exploitation Alliances in Bio-Pharma: Do they Increase
Innovation Performance ISSTI (the Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and
Innovation. Edinburgh, 26 September.
Massini, S. (2011) Internal and External Absorptive Capacity Routines: The Role of Individuals and
Attention Directing Mechanisms in Implementing Management Innovation. University of
Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, on 23 November.
McMeekin, A. (2011) Emergent Eco-Innovation Systems and Problem Sequences. 2nd International
Conference of Sustainability Transitions. Lund, Sweden, 13-15 June.
Metcalfe, J. S. (2011) Introductory presentation on rationales for innovation policy. Innovation
Policy Seminar, London, 01 February.
Metcalfe, J.A. (2011) Schumpeter and the Theory of Economic Evolution (One Hundred Years after
the Theory of Economic Development). European Association of Evolutionary Political
Economy (EAEPE), Vienna, Austria, 27-30 October.
Miles, I. (2011) Service Innovation. ESRC seminar on Innovation in public service, Bath, 10 February.
Miozzo, M. (2011) Acquisitions of science based firms and innovation. University of Alcala de
Henares, Spain, 20 October.
Miozzo, M. (2011) Acquisitions of science based firms and innovation. Universidad Complutense de
Madrid, Spain, 21 October.
Miozzo, M. (2011) Cross-border acquisitions of science-based firms: their effect on innovation in the
acquired firm and the local science and technology system. Presentation at the Department
of Economics, University of Buenos Aires, 05 December.
Mylan, J. (2011) Squeezed Out Eco-Innovation in the Orange Juice Production-Consumption
System. 2nd International Conference of Sustainability Transitions. Lund, Sweden, 13-15
June.
Nedeva, M. (2011) Peer review as an organisational practice: variance and selection outcomesPeer
Review Practices and Risk-taking in Funding Path-breaking Research. 01 April, Stockholm,
Sweden.
Nedeva, M. (2011) Public Sciences and Change: science dynamics revisited. Invited seminar at the
Research Policy Institute, the University of Lund, 04 April.
Nedeva, M., Glaser, J. (2011) Studying the Impact of Research Funding Schemes: From the
Construction of Opportunities to Attributable Change. Science and Innovation Policy
Conference, Atlanta, 15-17 September.
Nedeva, M. (2011) Universities as a crossroad: between ‘academic capitalism’ and ‘the dawn of the
dons. New Institutional Imperatives, The Third Mission and the Contemporary University,
University of Sheffield, 25 November.
Nugroho, Y. (2011) Renewing viability, improving livelihood. Unveiling innovation in the third sector:
Evidence from Southeast Asia. Simon and Hallsworth Celebration Lunch. Manchester, 04
July.
Pinto, H., Fernández-Esquinas, M., Uyarra, E. (2011) When Companies look for Research:
Knowledge Interactions in Andalusia. Third Research Seminar on Regional Geographies of
KIBS, Algarve, Portugal, 14-15 October.
Popper, R. (2011) Wild Cards and Weak Signals Informing and Shaping the European Research
Area (ERA). 4th International Seville Conference on Future-Oriented Technology Analysis
(FTA) on FTA and Grand Societal Challenges – Shaping and Driving Structural and Systemic
Transformations. Seville, 12-13 May.
Popper. R. (2011) Developing national innovation systems and the role of science and technology
strategies: The Venezuelan Experience. Invited speaker at PMI2 Connect Policy Dialogue
Developing national innovation systems: the role of science and technology strategies.
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