The aim of this paper is to provide new insights about the dynamic of the geography of knowledge collaborations and structural effects, such as size effects. We propose, in a first part of the paper, a theoretical model of partners adoption that highlights the potential roles in the geography of...

L'objectif de cet article est de se prononcer sur l'évolution de la dimension spatiale des collaborations pour l'innovation et sur l'existence d'éventuels effets de structure et notamment d'effets-taille. Nous développons dans un premier temps un modèle d'adoption des collaborateurs, qui met...

Social embeddedness appears to be a promising way to analyze knowledge collaborations, notably to better understand their build up and their spatial patterns. Nevertheless, measurement problems and an over-territorialized conception of the notion exist. When studying the formation of these...