The role of informal networks in the development of regional clusters has recently received a
lot of attention in the literature. Informal contact between employees in different firms is …

The aim of this article is to shed light on the evolutionary process of industrial districts (IDs),
evaluating the role of path dependence in their growth trajectories. We intend here to identify …

Strong interaction of innovative actors within a local network is commonly said to increase
the region-specific knowledge-stock, leading to a comparative advantage. However, it might …

In the context of the emergence of new modular organizational forms, especially in high‐
tech sectors such as the biotechnology sector, this article proposes that while a firm …

This paper offers a new insight into how organizations engage with external complexity. It
applies a political action perspective that draws attention to the hitherto neglected question …

Winner of the 2009 Regional Studies Association Best Book Award! Since the early 1980s,
the region has been central to thinking about the emerging character of the global economy …

Abstract C hristopherson S., C lark J.(2007) Power in firm networks: what it means for
regional innovation systems, Regional Studies 41, 1223–1236. The role of power within …

With the buzzwords of knowledge-based economy and knowledge-driven economy, policy-
makers, as well as journalists and management consultants, are pushing forward a vision of …

While interactive learning and inter-organizational relations are the fundamental building
blocks in regional innovation system (RIS) theory, the framework is rarely related to …

Østergaard CR and Park E. What makes clusters decline? A study on disruption and
evolution of a high-tech cluster in Denmark, Regional Studies. Most studies on regional …