This paper aims to introduce some specific insights regarding social networks and the
geographical proximity of firms in order to investigate factors involved in the innovation of …

For a long time the concept of networks has been used in engineering for the management
of complex systems, in particular in communications and transport. In the 1960 and 1970s …

At the turn of the century some cities and regions in Europe, Japan and the USA, displayed
an exceptional capacity to incubate and develop new knowledge and innovations. The …

The management of technological innovation (MTI) is one of the most important challenges
facing businesses today. Innovation has become the fundamental driver of competitiveness …

One of the continuing paradoxes in economic theory has been the contrast between the
general consensus that technical change is the most important source of dynamism in …

This paper extends current knowledge of industry clusters by disentangling the effects of
networks from cluster (ie, distinctly geographic) mechanisms on firm performance as well as …

Companies increasingly collaborate in their technological activities. Collaboration enables
firms to learn about uncertain and turbulent technological change, and enhances their ability …

This study contributes to the literature on the nature and evolution of the multinational
enterprise by exploring the geographic origins of the knowledge sources utilized by foreign …

Regional economists, planners, and geographers for more than half a century have drawn a
useful distinction in characterizing the properties of spatial agglomerations, or growth …

This volume, originally published in 1993 is based on extensive research and draws
together a selection of detailed global case studies illustrating a variety of issues from …