The Spatial Organization of Innovation: Open Innovation, External Knowledge Relations and Urban Structure

Peter Teirlinck, André Spithoven · 2008 · Regional Studies

Summary. Firms increasingly use external knowledge to complement internal research and development, shaping how they organize innovation. This paper demonstrates that innovation organization and external knowledge use depend on physical, socio-economic, and cultural environments. The analysis confirms that innovation is spatially organized. Surprisingly, innovative firms in less urbanized areas show greater openness to external knowledge relations than those in urban centers.

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  title   = {The Spatial Organization of Innovation: Open Innovation, External Knowledge Relations and Urban Structure},
  author  = {Peter Teirlinck and André Spithoven},
  journal = {Regional Studies},
  year    = {2008},
  doi     = {10.1080/00343400701543694},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400701543694}
}

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DOI

10.1080/00343400701543694

Countries

Belgium

Regions

Europe

Categories

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

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