Knowledge innovation network externalities in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area: borrowing size or agglomeration shadow?

Wenyi Yang, Fei Fan, Xueli Wang, Haichao Yu · 2021 · Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Summary. The Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area shows unequal knowledge innovation networks where Guangzhou and Hong Kong dominate, with Shenzhen emerging as a secondary hub after 2012. Smaller cities remain peripheral and fail to benefit from core city innovation, trapped instead in their shadow. Institutional and cultural differences between cities block cooperation more than distance does. The study reveals negative network externalities, recommending the region reduce spatial disparities and restructure its innovation network.

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  title   = {Knowledge innovation network externalities in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area: borrowing size or agglomeration shadow?},
  author  = {Wenyi Yang and Fei Fan and Xueli Wang and Haichao Yu},
  journal = {Technology Analysis and Strategic Management},
  year    = {2021},
  doi     = {10.1080/09537325.2021.1940922},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2021.1940922}
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DOI

10.1080/09537325.2021.1940922

Countries

China

Regions

Asia

Categories

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

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2026-04-28