Proximity and Innovation: From Statics to Dynamics

Pierre-Alexandre Balland, Ron Boschma (r.a.boschma@uu.nl) and Koen Frenken

No 1314, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) from Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography

Abstract: Despite theoretical and empirical advances, the proximity framework has remained essentially static in that the given proximity between actors explains the extent to which they interact in knowledge networks and profit from such interactions. We propose a dynamic extension of the proximity framework of Boschma in which we account for co-evolutionary dynamics between knowledge networking and proximity. For each proximity dimension, we describe how proximities might increase over time as a result of past knowledge ties. We capture these dynamics through the processes of learning (cognitive proximity), integration (organizational proximity), decoupling (social proximity), institutionalization (institutional proximity), and agglomeration (geographical proximity). We end with discussing several avenues for future research on the dynamics of knowledge networking and proximity.

Keywords: proximity; innovation; knowledge networks; proximity dynamics; geographical proximity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B52 R10 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2013-08, Revised 2013-08
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cse, nep-cwa, nep-geo, nep-ino, nep-knm and nep-ure
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