This article focuses on the historical development of one ornamental horticulture district in the Netherlands and two in Italy. The aim is to underline the global division of labour among three districts driven by industrial district heterogeneity, uneven learning systems and a unique...

B<sc>elussi</sc> F. and S<sc>edita</sc> S. R. Industrial districts as open learning systems: combining emergent and deliberate knowledge structures, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This article deepens the theoretical understanding of learning processes in industrial districts by analysing the emergent and deliberate...

This article investigates different models of financing firms and firm expansion in the Italian life science sector. Building on a broad secondary data base ("Zephyr"), the authors present a descriptive analysis of 438 financial transactions in which Italian life science firms were involved...

<i> L’evoluzione recente del distretto della Riviera del Brenta: un approccio organizzativo </i> (di Fiorenza Belussi° e Maria Scarpel°°) - ABSTRACT: The empirical study presented here applies the population ecology approach to the analysis of the evolutionary pattern of an industrial district...

Today, economic growth is widely understood to be conditioned by productivity increases which are, in turn, profoundly affected by innovation. This volume explores these key relationships between innovation and growth, bringing together experts from both fields to compile a unique Handbook.

This important book is about the origins and diffusion of innovation, in theory and in practice. The practice draws on a variety of industries, from electronics to eyewear, from furniture to mechatronics, in a range of economies including Europe, the USA and China.