Measuring the knowledge base of an economy in terms of triple-helix relations among ‘technology, organization, and territory’

Leydesdorff, Loet; Dolfsma, Wilfred; Panne, G. van der

doi:10.1016/j.respol.2005.09.001

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“…The key independent variables used in this study seek to capture the impact that the configuration of the industry and industry intensity have on both the development of KIBS sectors and the employment level of new manufacturing firms at the regional level. On the one hand, we introduce the stock of manufacturing firms as a measure of the economic capacity of manufacturing sectors at the territorial level (Leydesdorff et al, 2006).…”

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Territorial servitization: Exploring the virtuous circle connecting knowledge-intensive services and new manufacturing businesses

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Vaillant

Vendrell‐Herrero

2017

International Journal of Production Economics

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The mainstream servitization literature mostly describes the success of manufacturing firms in integrating services for their corporate clients. However, the literature is relatively silent on how territories capitalize on the potential interconnectedness between manufacturing firms and the knowledge-intensive business service (KIBS) sector. The analysis of the outcomes that result from the mutually dependent associations between manufacturing businesses and KIBS firms, a process that we call Territorial Servitization, is of great relevance for academics and policy makers. This research hypothesizes that there is a positive symbiotic and bidirectional link between the growth in KIBS activity and employment generation by manufacturing sector startups. Furthermore, we scrutinize the mediating role over this relation of relevant industry characteristics, in our case the stock of manufacturing firms and the total number of freights transported. The empirical application considers a unique dataset created from multiple sources-the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), the Spanish Institute of Statistics and Eurostat-for the 17 Spanish regions during the period 2006-2012. The results support the view that territorial servitization contributes to employment creation in manufacturing sectors. Territories with a vigorous manufacturing base benefit from a virtuous circle in which KIBS start-ups and newly formed manufacturers are connected through the economic activity of incumbent manufacturing firms. The study offers valuable insights for scholars and policy makers on how to implement specific policies-e.g., the development of digital infrastructures-that facilitate the interaction between manufacturing and KIBS businesses, thus fuelling territorial development.

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Territorial servitization: Exploring the virtuous circle connecting knowledge-intensive services and new manufacturing businesses

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Vaillant

Vendrell‐Herrero

2017

International Journal of Production Economics

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“…Larger firms are structured differently from smaller ones, which has particular consequences for how information and knowledge are exchanged. In a related study [15] we discussed in more detail why these are appropriate indicators.…”

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‘Medium-tech’ industries may be of greater importance to a local economy than ‘High-tech’ firms: New methods for measuring the knowledge base of an economic system

Dolfsma¹,

Leydesdorff²

2008

Medical Hypotheses

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Abstract. In this paper we offer a way to measure the knowledge base of an economy in terms of probabilistic entropy. This measure, we hypothesize, is an indication of the extent to which a system, including the economic system, self-organizes. In a self-organizing system, interactions between dimensions or subsystems will unintentionally give rise to anticipations that are properly aligned. The potential reduction of uncertainty can be measured as negative entropy in the mutual information among three (or more) dimensions. For a knowledge-based economy, three dimensions can be considered as key: the distribution of firm sizes, the geographical locations, and the technological classifications of firms. Based on statistics of these three dimensions and drawing on a unique dataset of all Dutch firms registered with the Chambers of Commerce, we are able to refine wellknown empirical findings for the geographical dimension. Counter-intuitive, however, are our empirical findings for the dimension of technology. Knowledge diffusion through medium-tech industry is much more important for a localized economy than knowledge creation in high-tech industry. Knowledge-intensive services tend to uncouple economic activities from the regional dimension.Scholars and policy makers have increasingly recognized the contribution of knowledge to the economy and to economic growth. However, how exactly intangibles like knowledge can make these contributions to the economy is not clear. This lack of clarity is partly due to the problem of measuring the contribution which knowledge makes to the dynamics of an economy [1], and has led some scholars to make unsubstantiated claims about how

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“…The hypothesis that the average difference between the groups is equal to zero is tested at a set significance level based on Student´s T distribution. (Peteraf, 1993;Pisano, 2000), (2) linear process versus dynamic process (Barney, 1986;Barney, 1991;Barney, 1995;Bell & Pavitt, 1993;Berkhout, Hartmann, Duin & Ortt, 2006), (3) homogeneous actions versus entrepreneurial actions (Chesbrough, 2003;Docherty, 2006;Dosi, 1982 (Freeman, 1994;Freeman, 1995;Gava, 2007;Kline & Rosenberg, 1986;Leydesdorff & Meyer, 2006;Leydesdorff, Dolfsma & Panne, 2006) and (5) resource stock as a competitive advantage versus dynamic capabilities to innovate and learn safeguarding business sustainability, were employes in an adaptive manner (Lundvall, 1992;Nelson & Winter, 1977;Penrose, 1959;Prahalad & Hamel, 1990;Teece et al, 1997;Teece, 2007;Teece & Pisano, 1994;Van der meer, 2007;Winter, 1988).…”

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Innovation stages and organizational resources at midsized companies in Brazil

Costa¹,

Porto²

2012

FSRJ

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The structuring of innovation stages and analysis of organizational resources that catalyze innovative solutions is not only essential to the understanding of innovative behavior at midsized companies, but also to the raising of issues that may be of use when ideating public policies in support of innovation at midsized Brazilian companies. Given this framework, the purpose of this study is to analyze the status of innovation at midsized companies in Brazil. This was a triangular research that adopted the lifting sequential method effectively covering a sample made up of 50 mid-sized companies, scattered throughout 12 different economic sectors. Primary and secondary data were employed in the study. This was respectively collected via semi-structured interviews with managers and directors over the phone or via Skype and from journals, conference proceedings, journals and databases. During primary data collection, interviewers examined interviewee responses (content analysis) and subsequently defined corporate scores for each type of organizational resource using a 5-point scale, whereby 1 represented the Innovation stages and organizational resources at midsized companies in BrazilFuture StudiesResearchJournal

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Measuring the knowledge base of an economy in terms of triple-helix relations among ‘technology, organization, and territory’

Cited by 148 publications

References 45 publications

Territorial servitization: Exploring the virtuous circle connecting knowledge-intensive services and new manufacturing businesses

Territorial servitization: Exploring the virtuous circle connecting knowledge-intensive services and new manufacturing businesses

‘Medium-tech’ industries may be of greater importance to a local economy than ‘High-tech’ firms: New methods for measuring the knowledge base of an economic system

Innovation stages and organizational resources at midsized companies in Brazil

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