The Clustering of Innovative Activity

Xavier Tinguely
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Xavier Tinguely: University of Fribourg

Chapter 5 in The New Geography of Innovation, 2013, pp 86-108 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract As put forward by Fagerberg (2005, p. 180): “A central finding in innovation research is that firms seldom innovate in isolation.” The external environment and interactions with customers, suppliers, service providers, firms in related industries, competitors, or other private and public organizations (e.g. universities, research institutions, business associations) are particularly important to avoid bottleneck issues, stimulate innovation, and increase the success of the innovation process (Feldman, 1994, p. 2; Porter, 2000, p. 253; Fagerberg, 2005, p. 180; Audretsch and Aldridge, 2008, p. 67).

Keywords: Innovation Process; Tacit Knowledge; Knowledge Spillover; Innovative Activity; Patent Citation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137367136_6

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