Starting Over when the Bickering Never Ends: Rebuilding Aggregate Trust Among Clustered Firms Through Trust Facilitators

Mesquita, Luiz F.

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“…Trade associations and public research institutions can play a vital role in facilitating trusting relationships (Mesquita, 2007) (Jaffe, Trajtenberg, and Henderson, 1993;OwenSmith and Powell, 2004). Public research institutions, therefore, can play an important role in facilitating the openness needed to develop new knowledge and innovation.…”

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“…Kenis and Knoke (2002), for example, found that strong networks expose actors' mutual dependencies and obligations, leading them to resist opportunistic behavior because of the costly sanctions that are likely to arise. Not only does the increased trust associated with strong networks augment firms' willingness to exchange knowledge and other resources, it also improves their capacity to do so (Eisingerich et al, 2009;Mesquita, 2007). This is because partners require coordination and problem solving skills in order to capitalize upon the benefits of network membership.…”

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How can clusters sustain performance? The role of network strength, network openness, and environmental uncertainty

2010

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This paper draws on social network theory to develop a model of regional cluster performance. We suggest that high performing regional clusters are underpinned by (1) network strength and (2) network openness, but that the effects of these on the performance of a cluster as a whole are moderated by environmental uncertainty. Specifically, the positive effects of network openness on cluster performance tend to increase as environmental uncertainty increases, while the positive effects of network strength on cluster performance tend to decrease as environmental uncertainty increases. Our findings have theoretical and practical implications for social network research in general, and cluster research in particular.Keywords: geographical clusters, cluster performance, social networks in clusters, network strength, network openness, environmental uncertainty 2 IntroductionThere is increasing recognition that clusters of co-located firms play a key role in supporting innovation and wealth creation. For example, Schmitz and Nadvi (1999: 1503) concluded that clustering helps firms to 'overcome growth constraints and compete in distant markets ', while Porter (2000) has argued that the economic performance of regions and ultimately nations is contingent upon the innovativeness of their industrial clusters. The upshot, as St John and Pouder (2006: 142) noted, is that "virtually every state in the US has a cluster development strategy as part of its economic development plan". These strategies are not confined to the US or other developed economies, however; they are also evident in many emerging markets (Bell and Albu, 1999; Bell and Giuliani, 2007; Giuliani and Bell, 2005;Parrilli, 2004).Consequently, there has been growing academic and policy interest in the factors that underpin high performing clusters, and a substantial body of scholarship has emerged in geography, economics, and more recently strategic management, which considers the social and economic processes that drive processes of agglomeration. Broadly speaking, three sets of partly overlapping arguments within this literature can be identified.For some scholars, high performing clusters are underpinned by the economic efficiencies they confer on constituent firms, including increased specialization, reduced transaction costs and enhanced reputation. From this perspective, spatial proximity allows firms to take advantage of scale and positive externalities such as an abundance of highly skilled labor, specialized subcontractors and rapid flows of information (Ahoaronson, Baum and Feldman, 2007;Hirschman, 1958;Kaldor, 1972; Krugman, 1991;Marshall, 1920;Rosenthal and Strange, 2003). Moreover, proximity is thought to facilitate the profitable deintegration of value chains by allowing greater specialization of inputs and outputs, leading to 3 improved efficiency and greater speed to market (Feldman, 2000;Herrigel, 1993;Storper, 1997).A second strand of scholarship focuses upon the distinctive dynamics of knowledge transfer among co-located firms as...

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How can clusters sustain performance? The role of network strength, network openness, and environmental uncertainty

2010

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“…Knowledge-based theories of regional growth and innovation (see for example MASKELL, 2001;MASKELL and MALMBERG, 2002) emphasize the nature of local knowledge (TALLMAN et al, 2004), the intensity (and frequency) of knowledge transfer processes among local firms (GORDON and MCCANN, 2000;MESQUITA, 2007), and the variety of knowledge in the region (JACOBS, 1969;GLAESER et al, 1992;FRENKEN et al, 2007). It is further argued that the process of knowledge generation is not only activated by means of interactions between firms located inside regions.…”

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The role of knowledge variety and intensity for regional innovation

2014

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This paper analyses the effect of variety and intensity of knowledge on the innovative capability of regions. Employing data for Swedish functional regions, the paper tests the role of the variety (related and unrelated) and intensity of (i) internal knowledge generated within the region and also (ii) external knowledge networks flowing into the region in explaining regional innovative capability, as measured by patent applications. The empirical analysis provides robust evidence that both the variety and intensity of internal and external knowledge matter for regions' innovative capability. When it comes to variety, related knowledge variety plays a superior role.

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“…Por exemplo, o fenómeno de emergência de uma nova especialização pode implicar necessidades de desenvolvimento de novas infra-estruturas físicas e organizacionais para acomodar e promover o seu desenvolvimento, como por exemplo parques tecnológicos, programas de formação específicos e outros incentivos financeiros, para I&D em consórcio. Sempre que esta nova especialização se distancie de outros sectores da base económica regional, devem ser consideradas iniciativas de intermediação activa (Sverrisson, 2001;Mesquita, 2007) …”

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Redes globais e dinâmicas regionais: explorando o desenvolvimento das tecnologias bi-combustível em São Paulo

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2012

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Resumo -Uma importante parte do trabalho recente da geografia económica tem sido dedicado a conciliar noções de "aprendizagem territorializada" com a evidência de que muitos dos esforços de criação de conhecimento e inovação de actores locais se processam cada vez mais através de redes globais. Todavia, tem sido dada menor atenção aos efeitos dinâmicos que resultam da participação de actores localizados, nomeadamente empresas, em redes globais de conhecimento e inovação. Numa perspectiva evolucionista, este artigo propõe uma conceptualização desses efeitos ao nível da empresa, das redes regionais de inovação e co-evolução institucional associada. Esta conceptualização é ilustrada com o caso do desenvolvimento do portfólio de tecnologias bi-combustível em São Paulo, Brasil. Palavras-chave:Redes globais, dinâmicas de conhecimento regionais, geografia económica evolucionista, bio-combustíveis, Brasil.Abstract -global networKs and regional dynaMics: exPloring the deVeloPMent of bi-fuel technologies in são Paulo. Recent work within economic geography has been focusing on the reconciliation of the concept of localized learning with the evidence that long-distance knowledge networks are increasingly relevant for the innovation efforts of firms. However, less attention has been paid to the dynamic effects that may spur from plugging into global knowledge networks. Taking an evolutionary perspective, this article proposes a conceptualization of these issues at the levels of the firm, of regional networks and of institutional co-evolution. It illustrates the proposed theoretical framework with the case of the new bi-fuel technological developments in São Paulo, Brazil. Finisterra, XLIV, 88, 2009, pp. 117-142 118 Luís CarvalhoRésumé -réseaux Mondiaux et dynaMiques régionales: déVeloPPeMent des techniques liées aux doubles-coMbustibles, à são Paulo (brésil). De nombreuses recherches récentes en Géographie économique tentent de concilier la notion d'apprentissage dans un cadre territorial déterminé, avec le fait que les efforts d'innovation sont de plus en plus basés sur des réseaux à l'échelle mondiale. Mais les effets dynamiques qui résultent de l'insertion des entreprises d'une région donnée dans les réseaux mondiaux de connaissance et d'innovation, ont encore été insuffisamment étudiés. On tente ici de conceptualiser ces effets, tant au niveau des entreprises qu'à celui des réseaux régionaux d'innovation, dans une perspective évolutive. L'exemple choisi concerne le développement récent des technologies permettant l'utilisation des doubles combustibles (éthanol/essence), dans la région de São Paulo (Brésil).

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Starting Over when the Bickering Never Ends: Rebuilding Aggregate Trust Among Clustered Firms Through Trust Facilitators

Cited by 124 publications

References 70 publications

How can clusters sustain performance? The role of network strength, network openness, and environmental uncertainty

How can clusters sustain performance? The role of network strength, network openness, and environmental uncertainty

The role of knowledge variety and intensity for regional innovation

Redes globais e dinâmicas regionais: explorando o desenvolvimento das tecnologias bi-combustível em São Paulo

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