Immigrant entrepreneurs, technology transfer and knowledge spillovers: The case of Lyon Barcelona (1933–1981)

Montserrat Llonch-Casanovas

Business History, 2020, vol. 62, issue 7, 1162-1181

Abstract: The study explores the key contributory factors in the success of immigrant entrepreneurs in disseminating technical knowledge in host economies. Based on a study of the Lyon Barcelona textile printing firm in Premià de Mar, we show how the introduction of screen printing in 1933 eventually stimulated the creation of a cluster specialised in the manufacture of printing moulds. The knowhow provided by the new technique was transferred from the factory itself and disseminated to new small businesses that were set up in and around the town of Premià. Thanks to the vision of an immigrant entrepreneur, who saw the potential of the new business inside the pre-existing industrial framework in Catalonia, and his close collaboration with local managers, this cross-border business initiative had a decisive impact on the host economy.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2017.1401065

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