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A relational approach to knowledge spillovers in biotech. Network structures as drivers of inter-organizational citation patterns

Boschma, Ron; Balland, Pierre-Alexandre; Kogler, Dieter - Disciplinegroep Economische Geografie, Faculteit … - 2011

In this paper, we analyze the geography of knowledge spillovers in biotech by investigating the way in which knowledge ties are organized. Following a relational account on knowledge spillovers, we depict knowledge networks as complex evolving structures that build on pre-existing knowledge and...

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Knowledge networks in the Dutch aviation industry: the proximity paradox

Broekel, Tom; Boschma, Ron - Disciplinegroep Economische Geografie, Faculteit … - 2009

The importance of geographical proximity for interaction and knowledge sharing has been discussed extensively in … might be relevant. We argue that proximity may be a crucial driver for agents to connect and exchange knowledge, but too … much proximity between these agents on any of the dimensions might harm their innovative performance at the same time. In a …

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Boschma, Ron; Iammarino, Simona - Science and Technology Policy Research (SPRU), School … - 2007

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The cognitive and geographical composition of ego-networks of firms – and how they impact on their innovation performance

Broekel, Tom; Boschma, Ron - Disciplinegroep Economische Geografie, Faculteit … - 2011

Firms’ embeddedness into knowledge networks has received much attention in the literature. However, little is known about the composition of firms’ ego-networks with respect to different types of proximities. Based on survey data of 295 firms in eight European regions, we show that the...

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Cluster Evolution and a Roadmap for Future Research

Boschma, Ron; Fornahl, Dirk - Disciplinegroep Economische Geografie, Faculteit … - 2011

There is increasing recognition that the existence of clusters can only be understood when studying their dynamics over time (Audretsch and Feldman 1996; Pouder and St. John 1996; Swann et al. 1998; Maggioni 2002; Brenner 2004; Iammarino and McCann 2006; Menzel and Fornahl 2010; Ter Wal and Boschma 2011). In fact, clusters...

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Labour market externalities and regional growth in Sweden: The importance of labour mobility between skill-related industries

Boschma, Ron; Eriksson, Rikard; Lindgren, Urban - Disciplinegroep Economische Geografie, Faculteit … - 2013

This study investigates the relationship between labour market externalities and regional growth based on real labour flows. In particular, we test for the importance of labour mobility across so-called skill-related industries. We make use of a sophisticated indicator that measures the degree...

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Symmetric and asymmetric effects of proximities. The case of M&A deals in Italy

Marrocu, Emanuela; Boschma, Ron; Paci, Raffaele - European Regional Science Association - 2014

interactions among firms are likely to be influenced by their geographical proximity. Recently, the literature (Boschma, 2005) has … remarked that other dimensions of proximity among economic agents, in addition to the spatial one, can play a relevant role in … investigates the effect of geographical, industrial, organizational and institutional proximity on the probability that any two …

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Dynamics of Industrial Districts and Business Groups: the Case of the Marche Region

Randelli, Filippo; Boschma, Ron - Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa, … - 2011

Italian industrial districts are undergoing fundamental changes due to globalization. Taking a firm perspective, we argue that the analysis of firm strategies, in particular the rise of business groups, is key to understand the organizational adjustments industrial districts have recently gone...

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Clustering and firm performance in project-based industries: The case of the global video game industry, 1972-2007

Vaan, Mathijs De; Boschma, Ron; Frenken, Koen - Disciplinegroep Economische Geografie, Faculteit … - 2012

Explanations of spatial clustering based on localization externalities are being questioned by recent empirical evidence showing that firms in clusters do not outperform firms outside clusters. We propose that these findings may be driven by the particularities of the industrial settings chosen...

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Aviation, Space or Aerospace? Exploring the knowledge networks of two industries in den Netherlands.

Broekel, Tom; Boschma, Ron - 2010

Little effort has been made to identify industries'€ knowledge networks, and to what extent knowledge relations occur between actors in different industries. This paper presents a network study on the Dutch aviation and space industry. Both industries are often treated as similar and...

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