The geography of innovation describes the importance of proximity and location to
innovative activity. As part of what has been termed the new economic geography, this area …

In recent years, there has been rapidly growing interest in Innovation Districts (ID) in urban
policy and practice. IDs are touted as catalysts for innovation and economic development …

Why do some cities grow economically while others decline? Why do some show sustained
economic performance while others cycle up and down? In Keys to the City, Michael …

This paper considers a multi-level perspective to analyse the crucial role of individuals and
communities outside firms in the localised dynamics of innovation. Through a qualitative …

It is widely accepted that firms in peripheral regions benefit to a lesser extent from local
knowledge spillovers than firms located in agglomerations or industrial clusters. This paper …

In today's knowledge economy, clusters are a key driver of a country's competitiveness. Yet
a cluster's technological base is now more than ever influenced by constituent firms' actions …

We present a model that explains how the very cluster dynamics is both the driver for the
movement of a cluster through a life cycle and the reason why this movement differs from the …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the information sourcing practices of small‐
to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) associated with the development of different types of …

This paper engages with the recent turn in the social sciences towards communities of
practice as a driver of learning and knowledge generation across a variety of different …

The promise of competitiveness and economic growth in so-called smart cities is widely
advertised in Europe and the US. The promise is focussed on global talent and knowledge …