 Industry Specialization, Diversity and the Efficiency of Regional Innovation SystemsMichael Fritsch () and Viktor Slavtchev Chapter 12 in Determinants of Innovative Behaviour, 2008, pp 272-293 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Innovating firms are not isolated, self-sustained entities but rather are highly linked to their environment. This embeddedness can have a considerable effect on innovation processes, and it is not very far-fetched to assume that not all kinds of environment are equally well suited to a certain type of research and development (R&D) activity. There are two prominent hypotheses that pertain to the sectoral structure of the regional environment. One of these hypotheses states that the geographic concentration of firms that belong to the same industry or to related industries is conducive to innovation. The other hypothesis assumes that it is the diversity of industries and activities in a region, not the concentration of similar industries, that has a stimulating effect. Keywords: Technical Efficiency; Innovation Activity; Knowledge Spillover; Industry Specialization; External Organization (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-28573-6_12 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
Is your work missing from RePEc? Here is how to contribute.
Questions or problems? Check the EconPapers FAQ or send mail to .
EconPapers is hosted by the
School of Business at Örebro University.