Formation and output of collaborations: the role of proximity in German nanotechnology

C Werker, V Korzinov, S Cunningham - Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2019 - Springer
The development and deployment of technologies depend upon collaborations concurrently
relying on proximity between partners. By employing publication data of German …

[HTML][HTML] Proximity and collaboration in European nanotechnology

SW Cunningham, C Werker - Papers in Regional Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Collaborations are particularly important for the development and deployment of technology.
We analyse the influence of organizational, technological and geographical proximity on …

The dynamics of the inventor network in German biotechnology: geographic proximity versus triadic closure

ALJ Ter Wal - Journal of Economic Geography, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Economic geography has developed a stronghold analyzing how geography impacts
innovation. Yet, despite increased interest in networks, a critical assessment of the role of …

[HTML][HTML] Social distance versus spatial distance in R&D cooperation: Empirical evidence from European collaboration choices in micro and nanotechnologies

C Autant-Bernard, P Billand, D Frachisse… - Papers in regional …, 2007 - Elsevier
Spurred on by the theory of network formation, and by the geography of innovation,
traditional analyses on R&D cooperation face a deep renewal. This paper assesses the …

Proximity, network formation and inventive performance: in search of the proximity paradox

L Cassi, A Plunket - The Annals of Regional Science, 2014 - Springer
Based on patent data in the field of genomics between 1990 and 2010, we investigate how
social network relationships, various proximity dimensions (geographical, organizational …

Personal and related kinds of proximity driving collaborations: a multi-case study of Dutch nanotechnology researchers

C Werker, W Ooms, MCJ Caniëls - SpringerPlus, 2016 - Springer
Previous studies investigating proximity and collaboration have not clarified personal
elements, such as working or communication style. Here, we show that personal proximity …

[PDF][PDF] Not too close, not too far. Towards an Empirical Test of the Goldilocks Principle of Non-Geographical Distance in Collaboration Networks for Innovation

RD Fitjar, F Huber, A Rodríguez-pose - DRUID 2015 conference, 2015 - researchgate.net
It has been argued that not only geographical proximity but also cognitive, organisational,
social and institutional proximity may be important for innovation networks. However …

Proximity and the evolution of collaboration networks: evidence from R&D projects within the GNSS industry

PA Balland - 2009 - ideas.repec.org
Increasing attention had been given recently to understand how networks affect
organizational performance in innovation studies. Surprisingly, underlying mechanisms of …

Conceptualizing proximity in research collaborations

MCJ Caniëls, K Kronenberg… - The social dynamics of …, 2014 - taylorfrancis.com
Over time a multitude of studies have investigated geographical proximity's relevance
between collaborators, ways in which collaborators agglomerate or 'cluster', their means of …

Do systemic innovation intermediaries broaden horizons? A proximity perspective on R&D partnership formation

MJ Janssen, M Bogers, I Wanzenböck - Industry and Innovation, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
As systemic innovation intermediaries (SII) orchestrate interactions between innovative
actors, they might alleviate the constraints of proximity effects on R&D partnership formation …