C<sc>apasso</sc> M., C<sc>usmano</sc> L. and M<sc>orrison</sc> A. The determinants of outsourcing and offshoring strategies in industrial districts: evidence from Italy, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. Outsourcing has increasingly become a distinguished feature of the recent evolution of industrial districts and it constitutes the...

Cusmano L., Mancusi M. L. and Morrison A. Globalization of production and innovation: how outsourcing is reshaping an advanced manufacturing area, Regional Studies. This paper investigates the determinants and the spatial and functional dimensions of firms' outsourcing. Based on a large survey...

C<sc>orrocher</sc> N. and C<sc>usmano</sc> L. The 'KIBS engine' of regional innovation systems: empirical evidence from European regions, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. Knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) are key players in innovation systems, particularly in advanced regions where manufacturing competitiveness...

Morrison A. Gatekeepers of knowledge within industrial districts: who they are, how they interact, Regional Studies. Studies on industrial districts suggest that their innovative performance is strictly linked to their ability to absorb external knowledge. Yet, the existing literature provides...