Networks, geography and the survival of the firm

Bagley, Mark J. O.

doi:10.1007/s00191-019-00616-z

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“…Even if not creating new knowledge themselves, where the skills to acquire such knowledge have been obtained from employment in foreign affiliates (mechanisms 4a and 4b in Figure 1), along with multiple industry specific contacts (O'Malley & O'Gorman, 2001) firms should be better placed to withstand shocks (Bagley, 2019). As with Hypothesis 2b the need to acquire skills through employment within foreign affiliates initially may mean any positive relationship may only appear over time (Jacobs et al, 2016).…”

Section: Fdi With Networking (Knowledge Exchange) Knowledge Intensive...mentioning

confidence: 92%

A matter of life and death? Knowledge intensity of FDI activities and domestic enterprise

Thompson

Zang

2022

Papers in Regional Science

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There is no overall agreement on the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic enterprise, this may reflect different effects from various types of FDI. A panel data regression approach is adopted to examine the impact of knowledge intensive FDI on both new firm formation and the deaths of enterprises. Jobs created by FDI are found to not influence firm births, but influence domestic enterprise through deaths. Renewal knowledge intensive activities reduce firm deaths, but routine or compliance knowledge intensive activities increase the death rate. This means policy seeking to attract FDI must distinguish even within different types of knowledge intensive activities.

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Section: Fdi With Networking (Knowledge Exchange) Knowledge Intensive...mentioning

confidence: 92%

A matter of life and death? Knowledge intensity of FDI activities and domestic enterprise

Thompson

Zang

2022

Papers in Regional Science

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“…The owners design the organization (Burton et al , 2019) and define its strategy (Cullen, 2019). The success of entrepreneurial firms has been linked to the entrepreneur's intellectual capital (Galabova, 2014), capabilities (Joshi and Srivastava (2015) and personal networks (Bagley, 2019). The past experience of the entrepreneur has been found to affect several aspects of a firm's performance like innovation (Deligianni et al , 2020), growth (Batjargal et al , 2019).…”

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The digital transformation of entrepreneurial work

Corvello

Carolis

Verteramo

et al. 2021

IJEBR

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PurposeThis paper explores digital transformation's impact on the work of owners in entrepreneurial firms. The interplay between working practices and technology is analyzed, taking into account the organizations' specific contexts.Design/methodology/approachA multiple case study design was applied. Eight cases of entrepreneurial firms, defined as companies that bring new products and services to the market by creating and seizing opportunities, were selected, with the goal to maximize the diversity of cases. The sample includes both small- and medium-sized firms, as well as high- tech and low- tech companies in equal number. Interviews have been used to collect both quantitative and qualitative data, which was analyzed in a structured way.FindingsThe digital transformation of entrepreneurial work, that is the daily work of entrepreneurs, is an evolutionary, practice-based phenomenon, rather than the result of rational design. The use of different digital tools is interrelated and depends on the characteristics, and dynamics of the surrounding environment.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study are relevant to entrepreneurs interested in understanding the dynamics of their working practice, to software development firms interested in entrepreneurs as customers and to institutions interested in the education of entrepreneurs.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors' knowledge this is the first study which considers the interplay between digital technology and the daily activities of entrepreneurs, considered as a whole. It provides insights on how these interconnected dimensions evolve, thus contributing to understanding the work of entrepreneurs, and as a consequence the dynamics of entrepreneurial firms in the context of digital transformation of organizations.

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“…4.6 Analysis of proposition 5proximity intensifies the transfer of knowledge between organizations within the cluster Authors such as V asquez- Urriago et al (2016) and Bagley (2019) argue that geographical proximity facilitates the flow of knowledge between the organizations that are part of Technology Parks. It is important to highlight that, according to the authors, proximity should not be understood only geographically, but also from the technological and organizational points of view (structure, culture and language).…”

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Knowledge transfer in technological innovation clusters

Fioravanti

Stocker

Macau

2021

INMR

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PurposeThe aim of this research is to analyze the knowledge transfer process in technological innovation clusters. The problem of the study addresses how organizations can act in a network to enhance experiences and gains, particularly in the aspect of knowledge management.Design/methodology/approachThe study is qualitative, applied through a case study, cross-sectional and multiple sources of evidence – semistructured interviews, nonparticipant observation and analysis of documents and secondary institutional data. The case analyzed was the Technology Park of São José dos Campos, in Brazil, involving private companies, governmental organizations, universities and research institutions.FindingsThe results reinforce the arguments that the transfer of knowledge is influenced by factors, facilitators or inhibitors such as: cooperation, relationship with institutions, workforce mobility and geographical proximity, influencing the competitiveness and performance of the organizations in the cluster.Research limitations/implicationsThis study advances the knowledge management literature in network environments, especially in technological innovation clusters, systematizing and highlighting the facilitating and inhibiting dimensions of knowledge transfer.Practical implicationsThe present work has a direct dialogue with the managers and actors involved in the governance of these organizational arrangements with regard to increasing the capacity for creation and the dissemination of knowledge among organizations, educational institutions, government and companies.Originality/valueThere is a presence of aspects indicating that knowledge goes beyond borders through dynamic and collaborative structures, reinforcing the premise that clusters must be perceived as an evolutionary system, whose result of interactions leads to a superior joint capacity.

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Networks, geography and the survival of the firm

Cited by 15 publications

References 99 publications

A matter of life and death? Knowledge intensity of FDI activities and domestic enterprise

A matter of life and death? Knowledge intensity of FDI activities and domestic enterprise

The digital transformation of entrepreneurial work

Knowledge transfer in technological innovation clusters

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