In this article we ask why innovator firms engage in innovation networks, and which factors
explain the spatial dispersion of these networks. Benefits of the use of internal and external …

The organisational and spatial embeddedness of innovator firms is often taken for granted.
This paper develops a theoretical synthesis of regional science (milieu innovateur, systems …

Recent developments in the new economic geography and the literature on regional
innovation systems have emphasised the potentially important role of networking and the …

How is firm innovation affected by location in an innovation cluster? How does the interplay
of firm and cluster characteristics matter? We examine these questions by conducting an …

Information and knowledge are important prerequisites for innovation activity in firms. One
important means of acquiring coplementary knowledge are innovation networks. Depending …

Nowadays, inter-firm linkages in the form of regional networks are seen as growth-promoting
and important prerequisites for successful innovation activities in firms. Beginning with this …

In the literature, geographical proximity is often believed to favour interaction, knowledge
creation and innovation. In the paper, we criticise two influential approaches that take this …

This paper focuses on the questions to what extent agglomeration effects and localized inter-
organizational linkages influence different types of innovative performance of firms. Doing so …

Innovation is currently seen as a process which results from various interactions among
different actors. Recent theories of innovation emphasize clusters and geographical …

Recent research into the clustering effect on firms has moved away from a simplistic view to
a more complex approach. More realistic and complex causal relationships are now …