
When is Regional "Beautiful"?
Implications for Knowledge Flows, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 26. November 2010
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-415-61480-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book focuses on the importance of geography and space in explaining knowledge flows, entrepreneurship and innovation. During the last few decades spatial perspectives have enjoyed a growing attention outside the specific discipline of geography both in academic economics and among practitioners of policy and planning. This book constitutes a selection of empirical contributions based on data from Canada, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The studies address issues of the characteristics of intra- vs. interregional knowledge flows (Weterings and Ponds), the restructural process when a large pharmaceutical (Pharmacia) closes activities (Dahlgren and Valentin), the different structure of university-industry relationships in three countries with differential types of universities (Brostroem, McKelvey and Sandstroem), the locational organization of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) in a metropolitan region (Shearmur and Doloreux), the background of individuals in KIBS start-ups (Andersson and Hellerstedt) and give a critical scrutiny of attempts to create Regional Innovation Systems (Nuur, Gustavsson and Laestadius).
The contributions thus address relevant contemporary issues regarding the structure of the service economy, the role of academia, and renewal of industries. They provide valuable information, useful to policy-makers, planners and academics.
The contributions thus address relevant contemporary issues regarding the structure of the service economy, the role of academia, and renewal of industries. They provide valuable information, useful to policy-makers, planners and academics.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
460 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-61480-1 (9780415614801)
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Implications for Knowledge Flows, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Implications for Knowledge Flows, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Implications for Knowledge Flows, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Persons
Bjorn T. Asheim is Professor and chair in economic geography at the Department of Human Geography, and Deputy Director at CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy), at Lund University, Lund, Sweden. He is an internationally well-known researcher within economic geography and regional innovation studies.
Olof Ejermo is Associate professor in Innovation Economics at CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden. In his research he focuses mainly on assessing the entrepreneurial and innovative capacity of the Swedish economy. He has published several articles in internationally renowned journals and edited books.
Annika Rickne is Reader and Associate Professor at CIRCLE, Lund University and currently active at Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Gothenburg University. Her broad interest is economic growth initiated by new scientific or technological knowledge, creating opportunities that reshape existing knowledge fields and industries or giving rise to new ones.
Olof Ejermo is Associate professor in Innovation Economics at CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden. In his research he focuses mainly on assessing the entrepreneurial and innovative capacity of the Swedish economy. He has published several articles in internationally renowned journals and edited books.
Annika Rickne is Reader and Associate Professor at CIRCLE, Lund University and currently active at Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Gothenburg University. Her broad interest is economic growth initiated by new scientific or technological knowledge, creating opportunities that reshape existing knowledge fields and industries or giving rise to new ones.
Content
1. Introduction: When is Regional "Beautiful"? Implications for Knowledge Flows,
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Bjorn T. Asheim, Olof Ejermo & Annika Rickne
2. Do Regional and Non-regional Knowledge Flows Differ? An Empirical Study on Clustered Firms in the Dutch Life Sciences and Computing Services Industry Anet Weterings & Roderik Ponds
3. Shaken, Not Stirred: The Re-combinatorial Capacity of High-Tech Regions. Redeployment of Resources Released from the Downsizing of a Lead Pharmaceutical Firm
Henrich Dahlgren & Finn Valentin
4. Investing in Localized Relationships with Universities: What are the Benefits for R&D Subsidiaries of Multinational Enterprises? Anders Brostroem, Maureen McKelvey & Christian Sandstroem
5. Place, Space and Distance: Towards a Geography of Knowledge-Intensive Business Services Innovation Richard Shearmur & David Doloreux
6. Location Attributes and Start-ups in Knowledge-Intensive Business Services Martin Andersson & Karin Hellerstedt
7. Promoting Regional Innovation Systems in a Global Context Cali Nuur, Linda Gustavsson & Staffan Laestadius
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Bjorn T. Asheim, Olof Ejermo & Annika Rickne
2. Do Regional and Non-regional Knowledge Flows Differ? An Empirical Study on Clustered Firms in the Dutch Life Sciences and Computing Services Industry Anet Weterings & Roderik Ponds
3. Shaken, Not Stirred: The Re-combinatorial Capacity of High-Tech Regions. Redeployment of Resources Released from the Downsizing of a Lead Pharmaceutical Firm
Henrich Dahlgren & Finn Valentin
4. Investing in Localized Relationships with Universities: What are the Benefits for R&D Subsidiaries of Multinational Enterprises? Anders Brostroem, Maureen McKelvey & Christian Sandstroem
5. Place, Space and Distance: Towards a Geography of Knowledge-Intensive Business Services Innovation Richard Shearmur & David Doloreux
6. Location Attributes and Start-ups in Knowledge-Intensive Business Services Martin Andersson & Karin Hellerstedt
7. Promoting Regional Innovation Systems in a Global Context Cali Nuur, Linda Gustavsson & Staffan Laestadius