High-technology cluster evolution: a network analysis of Canada's Technology Triangle

Stephen Xingang Xu and Rod B. McNaughton

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 2006, vol. 6, issue 6, 591-608

Abstract: Clusters of high-technology firms are a significant influence on the competitiveness and innovativeness of regional economies. Knowledge transfer, interfirm networking and collective learning processes form the underlying dynamics that drive high-technology clusters to evolve over time. This research examines the evolution of the Waterloo Region Canada's Technology Triangle (CTT) by analysing its TechMapâ„¢, a genealogical chart of the development of the cluster. The findings about the key characteristics of the evolution process of the CTT cluster have implications for theories of high-technology clusters, economic development policy and the managerial practices of firms in such clusters. They are also an important adjunct to understanding the internationalisation processes of the knowledge intensive start-ups that form the cluster.

Keywords: industrial clusters; internationalisation; network relationships; high technology firms; high tech firms; entrepreneurship; innovation management; knowledge transfer; interfirm networks; collective learning; Canada; economic development; knowledge intensive startups; small firms; SMEs. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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