Gatekeepers in regional innovation networks: Evidence from an emerging economy

Françoso, Mariane Santos; Vonortas, Nicholas S.

doi:10.1007/s10961-022-09922-4

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“…In developing countries, such as Brazil, the gatekeeper role enables external access to knowledge at a lower transaction cost when addressed as institutions. Regarding cognitive distance, absorption happens when combined with geographic and institutional proximity (Françoso & Vonortas, 2023). Additionally, Brazilian regions more populated with these individuals often are more innovative (Gonçalves et al, 2023).…”

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How do gatekeepers in networks influence the production of new knowledge? Evidence from Brazilian co‐invention networks

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Gonçalves

Taveira

et al. 2023

Region Sci Policy Practice

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In co‐invention networks, gatekeepers intermediate technical knowledge exchange between economic agents and help overcome technological barriers and regional lock‐in. This study aims to investigate co‐inventors’ inventive activity and the potential effects of being a gatekeeper in a technologically‐underdevelopment country like Brazil. A hierarchical two‐level model is applied for that purpose, considering individual and regional effects. The main results show that patent production at the individual level depends on their positioning as or their direct collaborations with gatekeepers in a co‐invention network. Results also show that other individual factors that are relevant to improving the inventors’ inventive activity are having diversified knowledge, working in the industrial sector, and earning a higher salary in particular sectors, such as the manufacturing industry and higher education. Regional characteristics, such as GDP per capita, related and urelated variety, also affect the inventors’ performance.

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confidence: 99%

How do gatekeepers in networks influence the production of new knowledge? Evidence from Brazilian co‐invention networks

Reis

Gonçalves

Taveira

et al. 2023

Region Sci Policy Practice

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The geography of the continuum of entrepreneurship activities—a first glance based on German data

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The characterization of how entrepreneurial a region or country is, has generally been shaped by a narrow view of what actually constitutes entrepreneurship. In the case of Germany, this has led to a characterization of Germany as not being particularly entrepreneurial. Such a view is at odds with the remarkable, high-performing family business, widely held to be the backbone of the economy. The purpose of this paper is to suggest that the interpretation prevalent in entrepreneurship literature is problematic due to a too narrow operationalization of the entrepreneurship concept. As Zahra (2007; 2014) emphasized, context matters for entrepreneurship, especially on a local or spatial level. One particular organizational manifestation of entrepreneurship, family business, may be congruent in specific spatial and institutional contexts but not in others. Other geographic and institutional contexts may be congruent with the contrasting startups. Thus, an important and novel contribution of this paper is to analyze the geography of family business as distinct from startups: two ends of the entrepreneurship continuum, embedded in different kinds of entrepreneurial ecosystems. We generate innovative maps working with official data, showing the distinct distribution of both kinds of entrepreneurship in different ecosystems. These findings are connected with spatial effects, living conditions and lead to recommendations for policy measures. The paper focuses on Germany, because startups as well as family business are prevalent and can be found in all regions.

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The key to knowledge: evaluating the role of gatekeepers on regional inventive performance

2022

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Gatekeepers in regional innovation networks: Evidence from an emerging economy

Cited by 8 publications

References 60 publications

How do gatekeepers in networks influence the production of new knowledge? Evidence from Brazilian co‐invention networks

How do gatekeepers in networks influence the production of new knowledge? Evidence from Brazilian co‐invention networks

The geography of the continuum of entrepreneurship activities—a first glance based on German data

The key to knowledge: evaluating the role of gatekeepers on regional inventive performance

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