Proximity as a concept in economic geography goes back to early 1990s (Bellet et al., 1992).
At the time, the main object of study was the effect of firm location and colocation on the …

The literature on universities' contributions to regional development is broad and diverse. A
precise understanding of how regions may draw advantages from various university …

Proximity, knowledge base and the innovation process: towards an integrated framework.
Regional Studies. The proximity concept refers to types of inter-organizational relationships …

Firms often lack competences and capabilities for creation and commercialization of
innovations. The solution to this problem lies in sharing or acquisition of relevant resources …

It is argued that innovation policy based on notions of market failure or system failure is too
limited in the context of current societal challenges. I propose a third, complexity-theoretic …

CONTEXT Social networks play an important role in the diffusion of knowledge, and farmers
draw on their personal networks to enhance their adaptive capacity to shocks. Different …

Collaboration between science and industry is arguably more vital than ever to improve the
capacity for advanced innovation and value creation. However, there is considerable …

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 spillover effect serves as the basis of regional collaborative innovation. Existing
research on innovation spillover focuses on the overall impact of a region's innovation …

Collaboration enables the sharing amongst individuals of resources and knowledge
required to innovate. In recent years, this phenomenon has increasingly manifested in virtual …