Not too close, not too far: testing the Goldilocks principle of ‘optimal’ distance in innovation networks

Rune Dahl Fitjar, Franz Huber, Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose · 2016 · Industry and Innovation

Summary. This paper tests whether firms innovate best when collaborating with partners at moderate distances across non-geographical dimensions like cognitive and organizational proximity. Analyzing 542 Norwegian firms, the researchers find that the most innovative companies partner with others at medium proximity levels, not too close and not too far. Geographical distance can be offset by proximity in other dimensions, enabling innovation despite physical separation.

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  title   = {Not too close, not too far: testing the Goldilocks principle of ‘optimal’ distance in innovation networks},
  author  = {Rune Dahl Fitjar and Franz Huber and Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose},
  journal = {Industry and Innovation},
  year    = {2016},
  doi     = {10.1080/13662716.2016.1184562},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2016.1184562}
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DOI

10.1080/13662716.2016.1184562

Countries

Norway

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation

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