After decades of studies about pervasive, wide, and inclusive knowledge externalities and
the advantages of being there, recent literature on management, industrial marketing …

The critical importance of knowledge sourcing as learning relationships and its impact on
innovation have been widely discussed in the cluster literature. The aim of this paper is …

The lack of large-scale data revealing the interactions among firms has constrained
empirical studies. Utilizing relational web data has remained unexplored as a remedy for …

The literature on sectoral systems of innovation evidences the crucial importance of sectoral
specificities in innovation. Also, the proximity framework enables the exploration and …

The evolution of knowledge networks has recently received a lot of attention from
researchers. Empirical studies have shown that different types of proximities and network …

Purpose This paper aims to explore the nature of Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) cluster, to establish and
empirically verify in the pilot study the role of clusters in developing the fourth industrial …

Purpose This study builds on knowledge-based view (KBV) research and the natural
resource-based view of the firm (NRBV) to examine the effect of knowledge absorptive …

Abstract Knowledge networks in regional clusters are fundamental to support innovation and
local development. Within clusters, family firms are key in creating business opportunities …

Novel combinations of technologies are usually the result of collaborative work that builds
on existing knowledge. Albeit inventors and their respective communities tend to be …

Firms may seek non-redundant information through inter-firm relations beyond their
geographic and cognitive boundaries (ie, relations with firms in other regions and active in …