Field analysis of industrial development in a peripheral region of Norway

Figures & data

Fig. 1. Regional funding development in the Agder region in the period 2005–2014 (based on 10 annual reports by Sørlandets Kompetansefond for the years 2005–2014 (Sørlandets Kompetansefond n.d.))

Table 1. Analysis of internal field dynamics between incumbent and challenger groups

Phase	Industrial mechatronics field	Academic mechatronics field
Phase I, 1965–1989	Incumbents: Mechatronics entrepreneurs Challengers: none identified	Incumbents: Mechanical engineering study programmes Challengers: Mechatronics faculty
Phase II, 1990–2004	Incumbents: National corporations Challengers: Regional corporations, entrepreneurs	Incumbents: ICT, management, linguistics, and mathematics Challengers: Mechatronics as a specialisation in a bachelor’s degree programme in mechanical engineering
Phase III, 2005–2015	Incumbents: Multinational corporations Challengers: National corporations, regional corporations, entrepreneurs	Incumbents: Mechatronics Challengers: Other

Sørlandets Kompetansefond. n.d. Årsrapport 2005 – Årsrapport 2014 [10 reports]. https://www.kompetansefond.no/dokumenter/?fid=1752 (accessed March 2016).

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