Arundel, Anthony; Geuna, Aldo - Science and Technology Policy Research (SPRU), School … - 2001
, particularly for large firms with the financial resources to seek out knowledge anywhere in the world.However, the need to access … tacit knowledge in rapidly evolving science-based technologies could counter the centrifugal features of modern … communication technologies. This study examines the effect of proximity on the sourcing of knowledge by firms from suppliers …