Networking, context and firm-level innovation: Cooperation through the regional filter in Norway

Fitjar, Rune Dahl; Rodríguez‐Pose, Andrés

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2015.05.010

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“…From this angle, the importance of the regional scale is caused by externalities of geographical proximity: face-to-face contacts are essential for the development of trust, and informal communications allow for a transmission of tacit knowledge. Both drive the processes of interactive innovation (Fitjar and Rodríguez-Pose 2015). In verifying this argument, some recent empirical studies have clearly shown that firms tend to search for new cooperation actors or establish branches in similarly specialized clusters and/or metropolitan areas so as to obtain more unconscious knowledge spillover (Poon et al 2013;Boschma et al 2014;Gabe and Abel 2016).…”

Section: Regional Environmentmentioning

confidence: 91%

“…At the regional level, the government and its involvement in arranging R&D is identified as the most important factor affecting the innovation configuration (Fitjar and Rodríguez-Pose 2015), especially as some small and medium-sized firms may not have the ability to engage in any innovation activities at all without government subsidies (Czarnitzki and Licht 2006). In the case of China, the government has a habitual idiosyncrasy to strengthen the innovation relation between firms and knowledge partners, which normally helps firms to transform knowledge into commercially successful products (Kafouros et al 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In accordance with existing research, this result indicates that the ability or intention to cooperate across large distances is contingent on the quality of knowledge partners in the local area. The cities with a strong local knowledge base provide sufficient endowment in education and knowledge as well as openness to translocal innovation, and firms can benefit from utilizing multi-spatial innovation channels that are not confined to nearby partners (Hewitt-dundas 2013; Fitjar and Rodríguez-Pose 2015). The logit estimates further highlight how regional culture affects innovation cooperation scales: firms located in Northern China have an obvious tendency towards local cooperation (b local = 1.252, p \ 0.001), supporting H4.…”

Section: Determinants Of the Spatial Character Of China's Innovation mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Over the past two decades, a large body of scholars in economic geography has been preoccupied with research on the interactive influence between firms and regions (Sternberg and Arndt 2001;Storper and Venables 2004;Wang and Lin 2013;Fitjar and Rodríguez-Pose 2015). Significant theoretical advancements have been made to understand the dynamics of network composition and spatial character (Hennemann et al 2012;Broekel 2015;Boschma et al 2017).…”

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The spatial configuration of innovation networks in China

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2018

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China is rising and gradually developing into an innovation-oriented economy. This transition is fueled by public and private investment in education and by increasing inputs into science and technology. Little attention, however, has been paid to the great differences in China-specific context peculiarity. Hence, the paper assesses Chinese innovation networks using a comprehensive analytical model that includes network configuration, regional environment, government interference and firm attributes. The empirical analysis examines China's machinery manufacturing industry to test the determinants of the spatial character of Chinese innovation networks based on questionnaire surveys and illustrative cases. Our study finds that Chinese innovation networks are affected not only by innovation resource endowments and firm attributes, but also by government interference and regional culture. Regarding the influence of regional culture, the typical Northern culture with the importance of guanxi plays an important role in the process of searching for partners and makes the innovation network and interpersonal network interwoven. Firms' ownership and innovation ability are the two essential variables to determine whether any of the regional elements are of significance.

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“…As Bathelt (2007) points out, both local buzz and global pipelines have only limited effects if they remain as separated spheres [9], while the combination of both concepts, namely, the buzz-pipeline model provides a new perspective for the dynamics of local knowledge creation and innovation [13,30]. However, some scholars have argued further that buzz has little value while pipelines play a leading role under some specific circumstances [49]. It is possible that the buzz-pipeline model shows mixed results in different cases [48].…”

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Do Temporary Creative Clusters Promote Innovation in an Emerging Economy?—A Case Study of the Beijing Design Week

2018

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Extant research indicates that temporary clusters, such as trade fairs and exhibitions, play a significant role in knowledge dissemination and innovation by creating global buzz, so they are beneficial to building global pipelines. However, these findings are mainly based on the experiences in the manufacturing sectors of developed countries. This paper, however, chooses Beijing as a case to examine whether or not international exhibitions in creative industries contribute to innovation in emerging economies. Based on questionnaire surveys and semi-structured interviews conducted in 2015-2016, this paper uses a structural equation model (SEM), with three latent variables related to global buzz, global pipelines, and information acquisition, to identify the internal patterns of exhibition innovation. The results indicate that there exists innovation generated from temporary clusters in knowledge-intensive sectors as well as emerging economies. Global buzz and global pipelines construct a favorable interaction ecology. However, global buzz plays a greater role than global pipelines. This insight should help organizers improve creative exhibitions in terms of innovation and provide a deeper understanding of the relationships between innovation, global buzz, and global pipelines in temporary clusters.

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Amenities and the geography of innovation: evidence from Chinese cities

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Studies in the regional innovation literature have largely focused on the role of economic, structural, demographic, and institutional factors, but very few studies shed light on the role of amenities. This paper investigates this question by examining how amenities shape the geography of innovation in China. The empirical results based on city-level data suggest that both natural and consumer amenities are positively associated with regional innovation. Specifically, amenities related to air quality, sunshine, public transportation, educational resources, and healthcare services matter most. Further, the analysis suggests the influence of amenities on innovation is closely linked to city characteristics such as income, density, and human capital. Therefore, to formulate innovation-driven growth, these results suggest that more attention should be paid to the role of amenities and amenity-related strategies should be tailored to city characteristics.

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Networking, context and firm-level innovation: Cooperation through the regional filter in Norway

Cited by 50 publications

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The spatial configuration of innovation networks in China

The spatial configuration of innovation networks in China

Do Temporary Creative Clusters Promote Innovation in an Emerging Economy?—A Case Study of the Beijing Design Week

Amenities and the geography of innovation: evidence from Chinese cities

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