Social capital, internationalization and absorptive capacity: The electronics and ICT cluster of the Basque Country
Summary. Social capital and internationalization strengthen how electronics and ICT clusters absorb and use external knowledge. The Basque Country's successful high-tech cluster demonstrates that social capital builds internal knowledge connections between firms, while internationalization creates external knowledge linkages. Together, these factors increase a cluster's absorptive capacity and sustain long-term growth in mature industrial regions.
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Gago, J. M. V., Elola, A., Aranguren, M. J., & García, S. M. L.. (2011). Social capital, internationalization and absorptive capacity: The electronics and ICT cluster of the Basque Country. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2010.505268
Gago, Jesús María Valdaliso, et al. “Social capital, internationalization and absorptive capacity: The electronics and ICT cluster of the Basque Country.” Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2010.505268.
Gago, Jesús María Valdaliso, Aitziber Elola, Mari José Aranguren, and Santiago M. López García. 2011. “Social capital, internationalization and absorptive capacity: The electronics and ICT cluster of the Basque Country.” Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2010.505268.
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- 10.1080/08985626.2010.505268
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- regional-innovation-systems, innovation-networks, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28