Overview

The contributions in this volume explore the relationship between processes of technological innovation, their network characteristics and their local and regional development impacts. Case studies, empirical evidence and conceptual perspectives provide insights on the local effects of technological innovation, networks and related policies in Austria, Scotland, Italy, the Netherlands, Western Europe and the United States. The contributions consider spatial, developmental and network aspects of technological innovation diffusion, globalisation, static and dynamic externalities, local and regional clustering, interfirm cooperation, small firm development, knowledge spillovers, invention patenting, information technology and telecommunications, competitiveness, technological convergence, and industrial policy-making. This volume will be of interest to professionals, academics and policy-makers interested in technological change and its impacts on local areas and regions.

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Author:   Manfred M. Fischer ,  Luis Suarez-Villa ,  Michael Steiner
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   1999 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.490kg
ISBN:  

9783540658535

ISBN 10:   354065853
Pages:   338
Publication Date:   26 July 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Innovation, Networks and Localities: An Introduction.- A: Knowledge, Innovation and Technology Networks.- 2 The Innovation Process and Network Activities of Manufacturing Firms.- 3 Are Innovation Networks Bounded by Proximity?.- 4 Globalisation and Territorial Production Systems.- 5 Clustering, Innovations and Trust: The Essentials of a Clustering Strategy for Scotland.- 6 Interfirm Co-Operation and Learning within SME-Networks: Two Case Studies from the Styrian Automotive Cluster.- B: Location of Knowledge-Based Activities and Spatial Patterns of Innovation.- 7 The Location of Knowledge-Based Activities: The Case of Computer Software.- 8 Localised Knowledge Spillovers and Trade Competitiveness: The Case of Italy.- 9 Innovation and Performance of SMEs in Italy: The Relevance of Spatial Aspects.- 10 Time-Space Patterns of US Innovation - Stability or Change?.- 11 Where are the World’s Top 100 I.T. Firms and Why?.- C: Innovative Infrastructures, Technology Policies and Regional Development.- 12 The Adoption of New Communications Technologies by Firms in Rural Areas: A Scottish Case Study.- 13 Innovative Forms of Regional Structural Policy in Europe: The Role of Dominant Concepts and Knowledge Flows.- 14 Regional Technological Distance and Catching Up.- 15 Concluding Remarks.- Author Index.- List of Contributors.

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