In MGDA, a direction of search for which the directional gradients of the objective functions are all negative, and often equal by construction (Désidéri, 2012), is identified and used in a steepest-descent-type iteration.
The function "influence on the direction of search" consists of these incentives, as well as activities which direct the search within the system, covering the choices between different competing technologies, applications, markets, business models, etc. [4, 6].
Initially, the search starting point must be decided since it has controlled the direction of search.
Selection algorithm is the most important part of NSGA-II that specifies the direction of search for finding optimal solutions.
For example, the functions influence on the direction of search and legitimation have similarities and overlap with each other.
Legitimacy is closely linked to the function "influence on the direction of search" since legitimacy has an impact on expectations among managers and therefore on their strategy.
Lack of business know-how b, f Lack of commercialization experience hinders the market introduction of new products aFunctions: (a) knowledge development and diffusion, (b) entrepreneurial experimentation, (c) influence on the direction of search, (d) market formation, (e) legitimation, (f) resource mobilization.
Bergek et al. [6] propose seven functions as tools for analyzing the performance of a TIS: knowledge development and diffusion, entrepreneurial experimentation, influence on the direction of search, market formation, legitimation, and resource mobilization.2 These all contribute to the overall goal of the system: the development, diffusion, and utilization of innovations.
