In research on industrial districts, network relations among firms and organizations are
considered critical for the development and diffusion of new knowledge, with implications for …

The emergence of the network paradigm has led to growing interest in understanding
network structures relating to knowledge flows and patterns of regional innovation. This …

Industrial districts and regional clusters depend on the networks that arise from reciprocal
linkages among co-located organizations, while physical proximity among firms can alter the …

This survey covers the recent literature on inter-firm networks as far as they have
implications for innovation and technological change. The studies are classified according to …

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 position of a firm in inter-organizational networks that occur in geographic clusters can
affect innovation. This study analyzes a wide range of ties and how they impact on the …

Despite global markets and global competition, economic success is regionally
concentrated or, as Porter has stated: Location matters (Porter, 1998). Increasingly, domestic …

The objective of this paper is to analyse the characteristics and nature of the networks that
firms utilize to access knowledge and facilitate innovation. The paper draws on the notion of …

Although network analysis has gained increasing attention over the last years, the literature
on Regional Innovation Systems thus far has not embraced network methods. This study is …

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