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 …

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 …

This paper examines how geographical proximity affected interregional co-patenting links in
various technologies in the USA from 1836 to 2010. We classify technologies by their …

As a result of increased specialization due to the expansion of human knowledge,
collaborative learning to acquire new knowledge is becoming important. In order to find …

[EN] The literature on knowledge networks has long grappled with two types of questions.
The first concerns the antecedents of tie formation; that is, how actors select their partners …

Based on the perspective of proximity, in the context of the Economic Circle of Chengdu-
Chongqing of China, we use invention patent data provided by the China National …

This study examines the two-sided effects of cognitive proximity in the context of
collaborative innovation, focusing on the moderating effect of knowledge complexity …

Prior engagement between partners is a well-established antecedent of tie formation in
interorganizational networks, and it is frequently operationalized in the context of successful …