MICRO-FOUNDATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER EMERGENCE: EVIDENCE FROM JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA AND MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA

Brett Anitra Gilbert, Andres Velez-Calle, Yuanyuan Li and Marcus I Crews
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Brett Anitra Gilbert: Department of Management, Kogod School of Business, American University 4400 Massachuetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20016, USA
Andres Velez-Calle: Universidad EAFIT, Medellin-Colombia
Yuanyuan Li: Department of Marketing, College of Business and Economics, California State University, Los Angeles 5151 State University Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
Marcus I Crews: Management and Global Business Department, Rutgers Business School, Rutgers University 1 Washington Park, Newark, NJ 07102, USA

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2020, vol. 25, issue 04, 1-23

Abstract: Many regions are either without technology clusters or in early stages of their development. This paper uses a micro-foundations perspective to understand the potential for technology development, new venture creation and market creation to occur in these regions. The study surveys people from two city-regions in the Global South — Medellin, Colombia, and Johannesburg, South Africa. The results show that in these two cities that have developed different reputations for innovation, different micro-foundation profiles are present. General support is found for our hypothesis that regional micro-foundations may drive the progress toward technology cluster formation.

Keywords: Micro-foundations; regional innovation systems; ICT cluster; Colombia; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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