Regional knowledge spillovers: Fact or artifact?

Tappeiner, Gottfried; Hauser, Christoph; Walde, Janette

doi:10.1016/j.respol.2007.07.013

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“…Some scholars have pointed to networks endowed with social capital -in the form of interpersonal relationships -as a key lubricator of knowledge spillovers (Iyer et al 2005;Tura and Harmaakorpi 2005;Hauser et al 2007;Lorenzen 2007;Walter et al 2007;Tappeiner et al 2008;Cantner et al 2010;Vorley et al 2012). However, although social capital may explain a degree of knowledge flow within a particular region, it does not necessarily account for the large proportion of the flow of economically beneficial knowledge (Bathelt et al 2004;Weterings and Ponds 2009;Huber 2012).…”

Section: A Network-based View Of Innovationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Entrepreneurship, innovation and regional growth: a network theory

2015

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Despite the growing acknowledgement that entrepreneurship is an important driver of regional innovation and growth, the role of the networks in these processes has been less formally examined. In order to address this gap, this paper proposes that the relationship between entrepreneurship, innovation and regional growth is governed by a series of network dynamics. Drawing upon aspects of endogenous growth theory and the knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship, it is proposed that the nature of the networks formed by entrepreneurial firms is a key determinant of regional growth differentials. In particular, network capital, in the form of investments in strategic relations to gain access to knowledge, is considered to mediate the relationship between entrepreneurship and innovation-based regional growth. It is suggested that network dynamics should be further incorporated into theories concerning the link between knowledge spillovers, entrepreneurship and regional growth. The paper concludes with a series of theoretical, entrepreneurial and policy implications emerging from the study.

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Section: A Network-based View Of Innovationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Entrepreneurship, innovation and regional growth: a network theory

2015

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“…In an effort to reify an understanding of the nature of knowledge flow, and perhaps better align knowledge spillover and cumulative causation theories of growth, the role of inter-organisational networks as facilitators of knowledge flow has increasingly come to prominence across the economics, geography and management fields (Zucker et al, 2007;Tappeiner et al, 2008;Maggioni and Uberti, 2009;Bergenholtz and Waldstrøm, 2011;Colombo et al, 2011). Inter-organisational networks in this sense are defined as consisting of the interactions and relationships organisations (principally firms) utilise to access knowledge beyond their market relationships.…”

Section: Inter-organisational Network and Knowledge Flowmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some scholars have pointed to networks endowed with social capital -in the form of interpersonal relationships -as a key lubricator of knowledge spillovers (Iyer et al, 2005;Tura and Harmaakorpi, 2005;Hauser et al, 2007;Lorenzen, 2007;Walter et al, 2007;Tappeiner et al, 2008;Cantner et al, 2009;Vorley et al, 2012). In its fundamental form, social capital concerns the capacity and capability of individuals to mobilise their network to enhance personal returns usually within place-bound environments.…”

Section: Network Capitalmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Network-based view of regional growth

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Thompson

2013

Journal of Economic Geography

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The need to better understand the mechanisms underlying regional growth patterns is widely recognised. This paper argues that regional growth is partly a function of the value created through inter-organisational flows of knowledge within and across regions. It is proposed that investment in calculative networks by organisations to access knowledge is a form of capital, termed network capital, which should be incorporated into regional growth models. The paper seeks to develop a framework to capture the value of network capital within these models based on the spatial configuration and the nature of the knowledge flowing through networks.

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“…Another variable that may play a role in explaining university research income generation is the portfolio of active patents in 2005-06, which is a proxy for a university's stock of knowledge that may prove to be of commercial value, and the capacity of a university's technology transfer/support office. Although it is a reasonably reliable measure of innovative output/activity (Rondé and Hussler, 2005;Tappeiner et al, 2008), it is recognised that patent activity is an imperfect measure since, for example, not all university research is codified into patents and may manifest itself through other forms of knowledge commercialisation (Fritsch and Slavtchev, 2007).…”

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Networks, Space and Organizational Performance: A Study of the Determinants of Industrial Research Income Generation by Universities

2015

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This paper examines the extent to which both network structure and spatial factors impact on the organisational performance of universities as measured by the generation of industrial research income. Drawing on data concerning the interactions of universities in the UK with large R&D-intensive firms, the paper employs both social network analysis and regression analysis. The analysis finds that the structural position of a university within networks with large R&D-intensive firms is significantly associated with the level of research income gained from industry. Spatial factors, on the other hand, are not found to be clearly associated with performance, suggesting that universities operate on a level playing field across regional environments once other factors are controlled for.

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Regional knowledge spillovers: Fact or artifact?

Cited by 113 publications

References 32 publications

Entrepreneurship, innovation and regional growth: a network theory

Entrepreneurship, innovation and regional growth: a network theory

A Network-based view of regional growth

Networks, Space and Organizational Performance: A Study of the Determinants of Industrial Research Income Generation by Universities

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