Educating the managers of the bioeconomy

Abstract

The educational gap for which science is not taught to managers, and management is not taught to scientists, is a significant obstacle to a company's success also in the bioeconomy field. The characteristic aspects of innovation in the bioeconomy contribute to explaining why it is difficult to find managers for bioeconomy companies. In addition, many different sectors in the bioeconomy pose different managerial challenges. Shaping the managers of successful bioeconomy companies requires to transfer a closer understanding of the nature of bioeconomy companies and their competitive landscape, as well as identifying the main guiding principles for managing these organizations. Following the analysis of the first thirty years of bioeconomy company attempts to replace chemical productions based on oil-derived feedstocks, including innovation dynamics, in this research we aim to identify the main guiding principles of successful bioeconomy companies engaged in the production of bioproducts.