The Oxford Handbook of Local Competitiveness
Published on 17. September 2015
Book
Hardback
522 pages
978-0-19-999330-7 (ISBN)
Description
The local levels of economies have felt the impact of technological change and globalization. These forces have triggered the need to understand the dynamic mechanisms that enable locales to respond to such changes. For example, the downsizing of traditional employers because of a major loss in market share due to new competitors, acquisition by global firms, or off-shoring of production or services was traditionally thought to be beyond the scope of powers of local policy makers, thinkers, and business leaders. In the world of practice, those concerned about the economic performance of place-city, region or state-are increasingly focused on how to adapt to these trends and leverage their existing resources to respond to these global challenges as a positive opportunity.
The Oxford Handbook of Local Competitiveness brings together some of the leading minds in the fields of business, economics, and the social sciences to identify, articulate, and analyze what influences and shapes local competitiveness and what places can do to enhance their economic performance. The contributors to the Handbook provide a body of systematic analyses suggesting that the local context is a critical element of the forces that shape competitiveness. The challenges to generate and sustain economic performance vary across places, and the factors and conditions that either enhance or impede competiveness also are place-specific. Finally, the characteristics and nature of what constitutes success also vary across places.
This Handbook is essential reading material for academics in the fields of economics and public policy, as well as business leaders who hope to gain a more in-depth understanding of their field. Informative and intellectually rigorous, The Oxford Handbook of Local Competitiveness is the definitive volume of scholarly analysis regarding the relationship between place and economic competition.
The Oxford Handbook of Local Competitiveness brings together some of the leading minds in the fields of business, economics, and the social sciences to identify, articulate, and analyze what influences and shapes local competitiveness and what places can do to enhance their economic performance. The contributors to the Handbook provide a body of systematic analyses suggesting that the local context is a critical element of the forces that shape competitiveness. The challenges to generate and sustain economic performance vary across places, and the factors and conditions that either enhance or impede competiveness also are place-specific. Finally, the characteristics and nature of what constitutes success also vary across places.
This Handbook is essential reading material for academics in the fields of economics and public policy, as well as business leaders who hope to gain a more in-depth understanding of their field. Informative and intellectually rigorous, The Oxford Handbook of Local Competitiveness is the definitive volume of scholarly analysis regarding the relationship between place and economic competition.
Reviews / Votes
"The editors of the Handbook (Audretsch, Link, and Walshok) should be commended for their efforts in curating such an extensive and diverse selection of literature within a single, concise volume. This book represents a significant achievement in presenting the issues surrounding local competitiveness and should become a valuable resource for academics interested in this field of research."--Economic Geography
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David B. Audretsch | Albert N. Link | Mary Lindenstein Walshok
The Oxford Handbook of Local Competitiveness
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08/2015
1st Edition
OUP eBook
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David B. Audretsch | Albert N. Link | Mary Lindenstein Walshok
The Oxford Handbook of Local Competitiveness
E-Book
08/2015
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€112.99
Available for download
Persons
David B. Audretsch is a Distinguished Professor and Ameritech Chair of Economic Development at Indiana University, where he also serves as Director of the Institute for Development Strategies. He is also an Honorary Professor of Industrial Economics and Entrepreneurship at the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany. In addition, he serves as a Visiting Professor at the King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, and is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London.
Albert N. Link is Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). He received, with honors, a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Richmond in 1971 and a Ph.D. in economics from Tulane University in 1976. After receiving the Ph.D., he joined the economics faculty at Auburn University, where he remained until he joined the economics faculty at UNCG in 1982. Professor Link's research focuses on technology and innovation policy, the economics of R&D, and policy/program evaluation. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Technology Transfer.
Mary Lindenstein Walshok is Associate Vice Chancellor, Public Programs, Dean, University Extension and Adjunct Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. Professor Walshok is a leading thinker on aligning workforce development with regional economic growth and innovation. As an industrial sociologist, she has been researching various American regions for the US Department of Labor, NSF, and Lilly Foundation. One of her current research projects is an NSF-funded study of the role of boundary-spanning organizations in shaping the social and cultural dynamics of highly innovative regions.
Albert N. Link is Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). He received, with honors, a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Richmond in 1971 and a Ph.D. in economics from Tulane University in 1976. After receiving the Ph.D., he joined the economics faculty at Auburn University, where he remained until he joined the economics faculty at UNCG in 1982. Professor Link's research focuses on technology and innovation policy, the economics of R&D, and policy/program evaluation. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Technology Transfer.
Mary Lindenstein Walshok is Associate Vice Chancellor, Public Programs, Dean, University Extension and Adjunct Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. Professor Walshok is a leading thinker on aligning workforce development with regional economic growth and innovation. As an industrial sociologist, she has been researching various American regions for the US Department of Labor, NSF, and Lilly Foundation. One of her current research projects is an NSF-funded study of the role of boundary-spanning organizations in shaping the social and cultural dynamics of highly innovative regions.
Editor
Distinguished Professor, Ameritech Chair of Economic Development, and Director of the Institute for Development StrategiesDistinguished Professor, Ameritech Chair of Economic Development, and Director of the Institute for Development Strategies, Indiana University
Professor of EconomicsProfessor of Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Associate Vice Chancellor for Extended Studies and Public Programs and Professor of SociologyAssociate Vice Chancellor for Extended Studies and Public Programs and Professor of Sociology, University of California, San Diego
Content
1. Introduction ; David B. Audretsch, Albert N. Link and Mary Lindenstein Walshok ; PART I: THE CONCEPT OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS ; 2. The Strategic Management of Place ; David B. Audretsch ; 3. Talent , Cities, and Competitiveness ; Richard Florida and Charlotta Mellander ; 4. Enabling Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ; Philip E. Auerswald ; 5. Construction of the Cluster Commons ; Orjan Solvell ; 6. Alfred Marshall, Alive and Well? The Rise and Evolution of Innovative Manufacturing Clusters in a Globalizing Economy ; Dan Breznitz and Guilio Buciuni ; 7. Something New: Where Do New Industries Come From? ; Maryann P. Feldman and Sam M. Tavassoli ; PART II: CRITICAL DRIVERS OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS ; 8. Local Competitiveness Fostered through Local Institutions for Entrepreneurship ; Martin Andersson and Magnus Henrekson ; 9. The National Resource Curse in the Arab Gult: Rapid Change and Local Culture ; Thomas Andersson ; 10. The Role of Universities for Local and Regional Competitiveness ; Erik E. Lehmann ; 11. The Grand Challenge Model of R&D ; Christopher S. Hayter ; 12. Commercialization or Engagement: Which Is of More Significance for Regional Economies? ; Martin Kenney ; 13. Philanthropy, Competition, and Local Competitiveness: A Schumpeterian Conundrum ; Zoltan J. Acs ; 14. Local Policies for High-Growth Firms ; Erik Stam and Niels Bosma ; 15. Innovation Brokers ; Doug Henton and Jessie Oettinger ; 16. Swimming Upstream: Why Regional Economic Development Depends on National Economic Competitiveness ; Robert D. Atkinson ; PART III: COMPETITIVENESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL ; 17. Competitive Advantages from University Research Parks ; Albert N. Link ; 18. The Co-Creation of Locally Useful Knowledge by Business Schools ; Simon Mosey, Paul Kirkham, and Martin Binks ; 19. Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development: The Relevance of Shaping Inter-temporal Local Intangible Conditions ; Jose L. Gonzalez-Pernia, Maribel Guerrero, and Inaki Pena-Legazuke ; 20. In Search of New Competitive Advantage: Japan's Local Firms in Sustainable Business ; Hideki Yamawaki, Hiro Motoki, and Kayo Hirai ; 21. Assessing State-level Science and Technology Policies: North Carolina's Experience with SBIR State Matching Grants ; John Hardin, Lauren Lanahan, and Lukas C. Brun ; 22. Clusters, Communities, and Competitiveness - An Emerging Model from America's Midwest ; David Lawther Johnson ; 23. Lessons on Microenterprise Development from a University-Based Microlending Development Program ; Paul Miesing, Brad Watts, Donald S. Siegel, and Katharine Briar-Lawson ; 24. A Region in Transition: Bottom up Economic Transformation in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland ; Mary Lindenstein Walshok and Steve Orr ; 25. The 2008 Economic Crisis and its Impact on Universities' Competitiveness ; Shiri M. Breznitz and Paige A. Clayton ; 26. Smart Specialization and European Regional Development Policy ; Dominique Foray, Philip McCann, and Raquel Ortega-Argiles