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Innovation, Networks and Localities

The relationship between innovation, networks and localities is of central concern for many nations. However, despite increasing interest in the components of this research triangle, efforts in these fields are hampered by a lackofconceptual and empirical insights. This volume brings together contri...

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Other Authors: Fischer, Manfred M. (Editor), Suarez-Villa, Luis (Editor), Steiner, Michael (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1999, 1999
Edition:1st ed. 1999
Series:Advances in Spatial Science, The Regional Science Series
Subjects:
Regional And Spatial Economics
Spatial Economics
Regional Cultural Studies
Ethnology
Economic Development
Culture
Geography
Regional Economics
Economic Development, Innovation And Growth
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Innovation, Networks and Localities: An Introduction
  • A: Knowledge, Innovation and Technology Networks
  • 2 The Innovation Process and Network Activities of Manufacturing Firms
  • 3 Are Innovation Networks Bounded by Proximity?
  • 4 Globalisation and Territorial Production Systems
  • 5 Clustering, Innovations and Trust: The Essentials of a Clustering Strategy for Scotland
  • 6 Interfirm Co-Operation and Learning within SME-Networks: Two Case Studies from the Styrian Automotive Cluster
  • B: Location of Knowledge-Based Activities and Spatial Patterns of Innovation
  • 7 The Location of Knowledge-Based Activities: The Case of Computer Software
  • 8 Localised Knowledge Spillovers and Trade Competitiveness: The Case of Italy
  • 9 Innovation and Performance of SMEs in Italy: The Relevance of Spatial Aspects
  • 10 Time-Space Patterns of US Innovation - Stability or Change?
  • 11 Where are the World’s Top 100 I.T. Firms and Why?
  • C: Innovative Infrastructures, Technology Policies and Regional Development
  • 12 The Adoption of New Communications Technologies by Firms in Rural Areas: A Scottish Case Study
  • 13 Innovative Forms of Regional Structural Policy in Europe: The Role of Dominant Concepts and Knowledge Flows
  • 14 Regional Technological Distance and Catching Up
  • 15 Concluding Remarks
  • Author Index
  • List of Contributors

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