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 …

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 …

Drawing on insights from macro-and microlevel research, I develop and test a theory of how
the makeup of firms' local environments influences their ability to generate innovations. I …

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 …

The spatial clustering of innovation has been associated with localized knowledge flows
among small, knowledge-intensive firms, but knowledge flows may extend beyond regional …

We contend that two important, nonrelational, features of formal interorganizational networks—
geographic propinquity and organizational form—fundamentally alter the flow of information …

Our understanding of innovation processes has dramatically changed over the past
decades. Interactive models of innovation, differing significantly from the linear approach …

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 clusters are a critical component of the competitive viability of economies around
the world. However, clusters are not static but evolve in response to technology and …

Knowledge, once generated, spills only imperfectly among firms and nations. We posit that
since institutions and labor networks vary by region, there should be regional variations in …