This paper assesses the extent to which the organization of the innovation effort in firms, as well as the geographical scale at which this effort is pursued, affects the capacity to benefit from product innovations. Three alternative modes of organization are studied: hierarchy, market and...

The Handbook of Local and Regional Development provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for local and regional development. The scope of this handbook's coverage and contributions engages with and reflects upon the politics and policy of how we think about and practice local and...