Thе article defined an essence of the innovative theory, classified directions its development, studied an evolution of the innovative theory in institutionalism and revealed its importance in postindustrial theory.
Keywords: innovation, innovative theory, institutions, traditional institutionalism, neoinstitutionalism, science, technology, knowledge, postindustrial theory.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/1728-2667.2013/146-5/11
