Proximity Dynamics, Social Networks and Innovation

Bouba-Olga, Olivier; Carrincazeaux, Christophe; Coris, Marie; Ferru, Marie

doi:10.1080/00343404.2015.1028222

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“…Proximity allows for the better use and dissemination of local implicit knowledge and more closely integrated systems; hence, the contraction and integration of supply chains may ultimately allow for advantages and efficiencies that outweigh the benefits of cost efficiency and specialization that may come with greater distance (Hameri & Paatela, 2005). Bouba-Olga et al (2015) argue that the jury is still out on the matter, but suggest that it is specialization rather than cost that might allow more distant players to outcompete firms in closer proximity. At the same time, local creativity may help to reinforce district competitiveness against threats from abroad (Bellandi, 1996).…”

Section: Industrial Districts and Proximitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In turn, adaption represents the product of coordination strategies that promote both flexibility and coherence; adaptive supply chains are characterized by closed loop systems that are both dynamic and allow for feedback (Surana, Kumara, Greaves, & Raghavan, 2005). The French Proximity approach, moreover, suggests that the closer interactions and better communication that comes with spatial proximity equips firms better to cope with structural uncertainty (Bouba-Olga, Carrincazeaux, Coris, & Ferru, 2015). Proximity allows for the better use and dissemination of local implicit knowledge and more closely integrated systems; hence, the contraction and integration of supply chains may ultimately allow for advantages and efficiencies that outweigh the benefits of cost efficiency and specialization that may come with greater distance (Hameri & Paatela, 2005).…”

Section: Industrial Districts and Proximitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Vanishing value chains, industrial districts and HRM in the Brazilian automotive industry

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Linhares

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The International Journal of Human Resource Management

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Section: Industrial Districts and Proximitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Industrial Districts and Proximitymentioning

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Vanishing value chains, industrial districts and HRM in the Brazilian automotive industry

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Meira

Linhares

et al. 2016

The International Journal of Human Resource Management

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“…It prescribes the behavioural rules (either explicitly or implicitly) that enable learning. The 'logic of similarity' is when two or more individuals are close to each other because they share same system of representation or similar knowledge bases-in short, they are institutionally, cognitively and/or socially alike (Bouba-Olga, Carrincazeaux, Coris, & Ferru, 2015).…”

Section: The Innovation Process and Proximitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Changing locus of innovation: a micro-process approach on the dynamics of proximity

Tanner

2018

European Planning Studies

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The literature on the geography of innovation suffers from a lack of attention to temporal aspects of proximity in innovation processes. Consequently, an emerging literature on knowledge creation processes has appeared to address this shortcoming. This paper adopts this perspective and develops an integrated framework for understanding knowledge creation and proximity dynamics across phases of the innovation process (idea generation, problemsolving and implementation). Geographical proximity plays a role in all stages of the innovation process, but its form varies. Three innovation biographies from the Danish wind power industry serve as principal examples of this integrated framework. It is demonstrated that innovation processes can be multilocational, meaning innovative activities are stretched in space and may take place at multiple sites.

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“…There is an extensive literature dealing with the effect of geographical proximity on firms' innovation (Bouba-Olga et al, 2015). Those geographically close to external agents should develop dense network structures (Granovetter, 1985).…”

Section: Geographical Proximity and Innovation In Agri-food Companiesmentioning

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The paradox of geographical proximity for innovators: A regional study of the Spanish agri-food sector

Maté‐Sánchez‐Val

Harris

2018

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Citation for published item:wt¡ eE¡ nhezElD wF nd rrrisD F @PHIVA 9he prdox of geogrphil proximity for innovtors X regionl study of the pnish griEfood setorF9D vnd use poliyFD UQ F ppF RSVERTUF Further information on publisher's website: httpsXGGdoiForgGIHFIHITGjFlndusepolFPHIVFHPFHPR Publisher's copyright statement: c 2018 This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Additional information: Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. AbstractThis paper analyses the geographical proximity impact and the proximity paradox in a regional study of the Spanish agri-food industry. This study is mainly based on the Community Innovation Survey database, from which we get a representative group of agri-food companies in Murcia, Spain. The regional character of this research allows us to discount the institutional effects which could cause differences between companies in different regions. In addition, we consider individual innovative actors and alternative innovation outcomes. Our findings corroborate the significant impact of geographical proximity for the innovation in agri-food companies. We get differences between innovators when the geographical impact on absorptive capacities and innovation is examined: geographical proximity between agri-food companies and industrial states and R&D centres has a significant impact on firms' absorptive capacities whereas geographical distance to large companies and transport facilities play an important role in determining R&D activities. Our results corroborate the proximity paradox for the geographical dimension finding a non-linear relationship for the absorptive capacity in agri-food companies.

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Proximity Dynamics, Social Networks and Innovation

Cited by 29 publications

References 32 publications

Vanishing value chains, industrial districts and HRM in the Brazilian automotive industry

Vanishing value chains, industrial districts and HRM in the Brazilian automotive industry

Changing locus of innovation: a micro-process approach on the dynamics of proximity

The paradox of geographical proximity for innovators: A regional study of the Spanish agri-food sector

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