The transition literature (especially within economic geography, urban studies and political
ecology) highlights that the proximity between actors plays a crucial role in determining the …

Purpose This paper aims to map literature about innovation capabilities (IC) taking into
consideration industrial clusters to propose a conceptual framework that synthetizes the …

Purpose Building on theories of inter-organizational knowledge flows and social network,
we explored how two types of collaboration network embeddedness (NE)(ie structural …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse relations between geographical and
competence proximity and development of cooperation in cluster initiatives …

Including the category of proximity in theoretical considerations and empirical analyzes in
cluster organizations is an attempt to integrate existing approaches to understand and …

From a behavioral perspective, this study investigates the impacts of spatial and relational
peer effects on shaping individual environmental behaviors. Utilizing microdata from 53,590 …

Fast environmental changes have increased the importance of innovation for firms. In this
sense, the national culture of innovation is an important factor to promote openness to …

Building on a variety of contrasting perspectives, this book focuses on the connection
between university spin-offs and regional economic development. It aptly captures the …

The objective of the paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the various roles
played by research-based spin-offs (RBSOs) in knowledge dissemination. It investigates if …

Purpose This paper aims to propose an assessment framework to evaluate companies'
innovation capability in the context of industrial clusters. Design/methodology/approach The …