This paper is a study of the process by which industrial clusters form. It identifies the forces of
attraction to new companies to a cluster in biotechnology in the US as it grows. It uses a …

This paper compares the dynamics of the process by which industrial clusters emerged in
the US computing and biotechnology industries. It examines whether new companies are …

Why do firms in high technology industries cluster at particular locations? Do firms grow
faster at such locations and are disproportionately more new firms created in clusters? The …

The biotechnology industry poses a particular challenge to analysis because its origins were
poorly understood or even noticed at the time. The purpose of this paper is to examine and …

This study analyses the relationship between clusters and the growth performance of new
US technology-based firms. It is argued that firms benefit because clustering provides …

Abstract Knowledge-intensive industries tend to concentrate geographically, because of the
many spillovers that they generate. Thus new biotechnology firms often set up in regions that …

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a firm: entrepreneurs and the formation of industrial clusters, Regional Studies 39, 129–141 …

The dynamic growth of biotechnology in Germany in recent years has an obviously spatial
pattern. Some regions show a substantial potential for start-ups and young firms of this new …

This paper compares the dynamics of the process by which geographical clusters emerge in
the US and UK computer industries, by modelling the evolution of firm growth and entry. In …

The paper examines the ways firms benefit from knowledge spillovers in industrial clusters,
contrasting the effects to firms not located in clusters or located in clusters not focused on the …