High-Technology Industry and Innovative Environments In Europe: An Overview

Aydalot, Philippe; Keeble, David

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“…"The innovative firm is viewed as the product of its local environment ('milieu') so to speak and the latter actually as the innovator" (Maier & Todtling, 1992, p. 97; see also Aydalot & Keeble, 1988).…”

Section: Some Conceptual Remarksmentioning

confidence: 98%

Networks, innovative milieux and globalization: Some comments on a regional economic discussion

Genosko

1997

European Planning Studies

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This paper explores the tension between forces of globalization and regionalization. Of key importance at both levels is the emergence of strategic network relations between firms and other agencies involved in planning, promoting and developing urban regional prosperity. For practical purposes 'globalization' equates to worldwide competition, qualified by the particular nature of the key actors involved. Networks are the means by which regional and global actors share risks and reduce transaction costs. Innovative milieux are the means by which the two levels become integrated. Game theory, new growth theory and regional science all point to the viability of networking, while a growing empirical literature testifies to its prevalence in practice.

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Section: Some Conceptual Remarksmentioning

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Networks, innovative milieux and globalization: Some comments on a regional economic discussion

Genosko

1997

European Planning Studies

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“…Tacit knowledge, especially, is viewed as being geographically constrained as it requires an understanding that is only provided by being physically located in the same place (Gertler, 2003). Thus, the firm's external environment, or 'milieu', is viewed as an important determinant of the firm's innovativeness (Aydalot and Keeble, 1988;. The milieu is characterised by relationships between co-located firms and is characterised by the existence of collective learning processes (Camagni, 1991).…”

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Knowledge alliances and innovation performance: an empirical perspective on the role of network resources

Huggins

Johnston

2012

IJTM

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This paper draws on the notion of network resources to examine the association between such resources, in the form of knowledge alliances, and the innovation performance of firms, as well as the extent to which the geographic location of network partners influences this performance. We find that innovation performance is associated with a combination of both network resources and the internal characteristics of firms. In particular, we find that regionally-based network resources are more strongly associated with superior innovation performance. Knowledge alliances with local rival firms and knowledge-intensive business service providers (KIBS) are most strongly associated with superior innovation performance. Our findings suggest that spatial proximity is significant for establishing effective knowledge alliances.

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“…For example, certain traditional (i.e. "low tech") manufacturing sectors have displayed employment, output and sales growth rates that are superior to those experienced by those sectors that are generally classed as being "high technology" (Aydalot and Keeble, 1988). In addition, all of the activities within a sector classed as "high technology" are not necessarily equal in terms of their use or their production of high technology; for example, certain firms may be very involved in R&D activity, but do not bring high technology products to the marketplace (Malecki, 1984).…”

Section: The High Technology Conceptmentioning

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“…A similar criticism may be leveled at indicators that involve the percentage of revenues devoted to R&D or those that involve the percentage of skilled workers. These criteria are especially inadequate in the case of industries which have attained the mature phase of their product life-cycles (Boisvert, 1992), or in the case of those industries having very high sales volumes (Aydalot and Keeble, 1988). Finally, even if it represents a useful method for comparing industrial sectors, the proportion of skilled workers in an industry is not a straightforward measure of the extent to which that industry may be characterized as "high technology" (Aydalot and Keeble, 1988).…”

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The Location of High Knowledge Content Activities in the Canadian Urban System, 1971-1991

Bataïni¹,

Coffey²

2005

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It is widely recognized that certain activities have a higher capacity than others to promote economic growth and development. Many of these more dynamic activities are often said to involve "high technology". In this paper we first question the conceptual and operational utility of the notion "high technology". We then propose a more straightforward and more easily measured concept -␣ "high knowledge content"␣ -, demonstrating that activities of this nature may be found in "low tech" sectors. By means of an empirical analysis, we then attempt to contribute to a better understanding of the locational dynamics of high knowledge content activities within the Canadian urban system over the period 1971-1991. Specifically, we seek to determine if this class of activities is becoming spatially more concentrated or more dispersed across the urban system. The answer to this question is particularly important for smaller communities in peripheral regions whose economic bases are highly dependent upon "low tech" activities.Key Words: high technology, high knowledge content, Canadian urban system, spatial concentration. Résumé La localisation d'activités à contenu élevé en connaissances dans le système urbain canadien, 1971-1991Parmi les activités les plus dynamiques au plan de la croissance économique et du développement, plusieurs sont associées à ce qui est communément appelé la «haute technologie». Dans cet article, nous remettons d'abord en question le concept de «haute technologie» pour lui préférer celui de «niveau élevé en connaissances», un concept moins ambigu, plus facile à opérationnaliser et, surtout, qui témoigne du fait que de telles activités peuvent avoir lieu dans des secteurs économiques reconnus comme traditionnels. Ensuite, grâce à une analyse empirique, nous examinons la localisation des activités à contenu élevé en connaissances dans le système urbain canadien au cours de la période 1971-1991. Plus particulièrement, nous voulons déterminer si ce type d'activité tend à se concentrer ou à se disperser dans le système urbain, question particulièrement importante dans le cas de petites communautés situées en régions périphériques et dont l'essentiel de l'activité économique s'appuie sur des secteurs traditionnels.Mots-clés: haute technologie, contenu élevé en connaissances, système urbain canadien, concentration spatiale.

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High-Technology Industry and Innovative Environments In Europe: An Overview

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Networks, innovative milieux and globalization: Some comments on a regional economic discussion

Networks, innovative milieux and globalization: Some comments on a regional economic discussion

Knowledge alliances and innovation performance: an empirical perspective on the role of network resources

The Location of High Knowledge Content Activities in the Canadian Urban System, 1971-1991

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