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The spatial organisation of innovation: open innovation, external knowledge relations and urban structure
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Abstract The increased use of external knowledge relations, complementary to in-house R&D, influences the way firms are organised to manage innovation. The 'new' imperative of open innovation promotes the idea that firms organise innovation, to a greater extent, in interaction with outside parties. This pape... view more
The increased use of external knowledge relations, complementary to in-house R&D, influences the way firms are organised to manage innovation. The 'new' imperative of open innovation promotes the idea that firms organise innovation, to a greater extent, in interaction with outside parties. This paper argues that both the organisation of innovation as well as the use of external knowledge depends on the physical, socio-economic and cultural environment. The outcome of the analysis supports the idea that (open) innovation is spatially organised. Contrary to the expectations, innovative firms in less urbanised areas show a higher degree of openness.... view less
Classification
Economic and Social Geography
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 689-704
Journal
Regional Studies, 42 (2008) 5
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400701543694
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)