Regional Policies for Knowledge Anchoring in European Regions

Dahlström, Margareta; James, Laura

doi:10.1080/09654313.2012.723425

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“…Global pipelines refer to more purposebuilt and formal collaborations. However, equating local and global with informal and formal networks is too simple as regional and extra-regional knowledge patterns have turned out to be more complex (see, for instance, Moodysson et al, 2008;Dahlström & James, 2012;Grillitsch & Trippl, 2014). The spatial patterns of knowledge networks depend for instance on the type of region in which a cluster is embedded (Chaminade, 2011;Tödtling et al, 2012).…”

Section: A Multi-scalar Perspective On Cluster Evolutionmentioning

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Perspectives on Cluster Evolution: Critical Review and Future Research Issues

Trippl

Grillitsch

Isaksen

et al. 2015

European Planning Studies

101

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The past two decades have witnessed an ever-growing scholarly interest in regional clusters. The focus of research has mainly been on exploring why clusters exist and what characteristics "functioning" clusters possess. Although the interest in more dynamic views on clusters is not new, in recent years, however, greater attention has been paid to providing better explanations of how clusters change and develop over time, giving rise to an increasing popularity of the cluster life-cycle approach. This paper discusses the key ideas and arguments put forward by the main protagonists of this approach and identifies several missing elements, such as indifference to place-specific factors, neglect of multi-scalar impacts and underappreciation of the role of human agency. Based on this critical assessment, a number of suggestions for future research are made. We argue that there is a need to study the influence of the wider regional environment on cluster evolution and to explore how cluster development paths are influenced by a multiplicity of factors and processes at various spatial scales. Finally, it is claimed that future research should pay more attention to the role of human agents and the ways they shape the long-term development of regional clusters. We outline how future studies can tackle these issues.

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Section: A Multi-scalar Perspective On Cluster Evolutionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Perspectives on Cluster Evolution: Critical Review and Future Research Issues

Trippl

Grillitsch

Isaksen

et al. 2015

European Planning Studies

101

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“…The buzz and pipelines approach has been criticized for a variety of reasons. A key shortcoming of this approach is that it conflates buzz with personal interaction and pays little attention to the absorptive capacity of actors as precondition for using the content of buzz (Dahlström & James, 2012;Moodysson, 2008). Another limitation of the buzz and pipelines argument is its failure to specify in more detail the channels by which actors in a cluster get access to knowledge at different spatial scales (Trippl, Tödtling, & Lengauer, 2009).…”

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Combining Knowledge from Different Sources, Channels and Geographical Scales

Grillitsch

Trippl

2013

European Planning Studies

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The aim of this article is to examine conceptually and empirically how innovative firms combine knowledge (1) provided by different sources, (2) accessed at different spatial scales, and (3) acquired through different channels. We add to the conceptual debate by contrasting and synthesizing the perspectives offered on these issues by four key concepts, namely the local buzz and global pipelines argument, the knowledge base approach, the notions of STI and DUI modes of innovation as well as the regional innovation systems concept. The empirical part of the article contains an analysis of knowledge sourcing activities and knowledge combinations employed by 181 firms belonging to the Austrian automotive supplier industry. Our findings reveal that it is, indeed, combinations of knowledge sourced from different partners located at different spatial scales and acquired through different channels that are relevant. However, it is particular knowledge combinations that dominate while others are negligible. Austrian automotive supplier firms combine knowledge provided by customers with knowledge inputs from a variety of other sources. Most of the combinations involve the international level combined with the regional and/or national level. Finally, firms combine spillovers with a variety of other channels to acquire innovation-relevant knowledge.JEL Code: O30, R10, D83 AbstractThe aim of this article is to examine conceptually and empirically how innovative firms combine knowledge (1) provided by different sources, (2) accessed at different spatial scales, and (3) acquired through different channels. We add to the conceptual debate by contrasting and synthesizing the perspectives offered on these issues by four key concepts, namely the local buzz and global pipelines argument, the knowledge base approach, the notions of STI and DUI modes of innovation as well as the regional innovation systems concept. The empirical part of the article contains an analysis of knowledge sourcing activities and knowledge combinations employed by 181 firms belonging to the Austrian automotive supplier industry. Our findings reveal that it is, indeed, combinations of knowledge sourced from different partners located at different spatial scales and acquired through different channels that are relevant. However, it is particular knowledge combinations that dominate while others are negligible. Austrian automotive supplier firms combine knowledge provided by customers with knowledge inputs from a variety of other sources. Most of the combinations involve the international level combined with the regional and/or national level.Finally, firms combine spillovers with a variety of other channels to acquire innovationrelevant knowledge.

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“…Regions were for a long time considered to be a key level where innovation is created and co‐ordinated; yet, several recent research projects stress the role of non‐local interactions in innovation (Bathelt et al. ; Crevoisier and Jeannerat ; Capello ).…”

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“…External knowledge is disseminated in the region through gatekeepers or by organizing temporary clusters such as trade fairs, exhibitions or congresses (Maskell et al 2006;Rychén and Zimmermann 2008). The knowledge dynamics concept (Crevoisier and Jeannerat 2009) goes further to uncover the complex social process behind the production of knowledge and conceptualize ways in which firms incorporate and combine local with non-local knowledge systematic searching, appropriation and contextualization of non-local knowledge, namely, knowledge anchoring (Crevoisier and Jeannerat 2009;Dahlström and James 2012), could bring novel possibilities for the interpretation of local knowledge and by this contribute to overcome the lock in problems and boost the ability to adapt to technological and market changes.…”

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Knowledge creation and knowledge acquisition in the software industry in Slovakia: the case study of Košice region

Pástor

Šipikal

Rehák

2013

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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This paper examines the software industry in the Slovakian Košice region and explains the knowledge creation and acquisition processes in the area. On the basis of the conceptual framework of territorial pattern of innovation, the paper shows that the creation and acquisition of knowledge external to the region plays an important role in different stages of sector and regional development and innovation performance. The software industry is, at present, one of the most dynamic industries in the Slovak economy as the progressive growth of both the number of firms and employment attest. In particular, the development of the software sector in Košice is interconnected with the establishment of a steel company, which had an important influence on the industrial structure of the region, as well as on the its technology profile. Currently, Košice presents a successful case in Slovakia in terms of the localization of the innovative software industry, where knowledge acquired via linkages with other regions shaped the innovation pattern of the region. Namely, whereas process innovation is mostly developed outside the region, product innovation is locally developed and linked to specific ICT product niches.

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Regional Policies for Knowledge Anchoring in European Regions

Cited by 23 publications

References 38 publications

Perspectives on Cluster Evolution: Critical Review and Future Research Issues

Perspectives on Cluster Evolution: Critical Review and Future Research Issues

Combining Knowledge from Different Sources, Channels and Geographical Scales

Knowledge creation and knowledge acquisition in the software industry in Slovakia: the case study of Košice region

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