Proximity, Innovation and Networks: A Concise Review and Some Next Steps

Pierre-Alexandre Balland, Ron Boschma () and Koen Frenken

No 2019, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) from Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography

Abstract: We review proximity research on collaborative innovation among organizations. We discuss the basic theorical tenets of collaborative innivation and summarize empirical findings on the roles of various forms of proximity. At the aggregative level, we look at studies of inter-organizational relations at the aggregate level of innovation systems. We end with a discussion of next steps in proximity research on collaborative innovation.

Keywords: proximity; innovation; networks; inter-organizational relations; innovation systems; knowledge base (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B25 D85 L14 O3 R1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-03, Revised 2020-03
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cse, nep-geo, nep-ino, nep-knm, nep-net and nep-ure
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