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Regional advantage and the geography of networks: Explaining global–local knowledge sourcing patterns

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  • Robert Huggins
  • Hiro Izushi
  • Daniel Prokop

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There is a dearth of systematic evidence concerning the extent to which being located in economically advantaged regions assists firms in accessing knowledge from global sources. This paper explores the issue by utilizing data from a survey of firms in the UK. It shows that local knowledge sourcing widely assists firms in economically advantaged regions by acting as a springboard for international knowledge sourcing, whilst this is not the case for their counterparts in disadvantaged regions. The analysis suggests that the springboard effect and the geography of external knowledge networks are associated with regional economic context. Falta evidencia sistemática sobre la medida en que la ubicación en regiones económicamente favorecidas ayuda a las empresas a acceder al conocimiento procedente de fuentes mundiales. Este artículo explora el tema mediante el uso de datos de una encuesta de empresas en el Reino Unido. Se demuestra que el aprovisionamiento local de conocimientos ayuda en gran medida a las empresas de las regiones económicamente favorecidas haciendo de trampolín para el aprovisionamiento internacional de conocimientos, mientras que este no es el caso de sus homólogas de las regiones desfavorecidas. El análisis sugiere que el efecto de trampolín y la geografía de las redes externas de conocimiento están asociadas al contexto económico regional. グローバルソースの知識にアクセスする上で、経済的に有利な地域に立地することが企業にとってのどの程度助けになるかということに関してシステマティックエビデンスが不足している。本稿では、英国の企業調査のデータを利用してこの問題を調査する。結果から、知識の現地調達は、国際的な知識の調達のためのスプリングボードの役割をしており、経済的に有利な地域に立地する企業に対して非常な助けになっているが、経済的に不利な地域に立地する同等の企業ではそうではないことが示される。分析から、スプリングボード効果と外部知識のネットワークが地域の経済的背景に関連していることが示唆される。

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  • Robert Huggins & Hiro Izushi & Daniel Prokop, 2019. "Regional advantage and the geography of networks: Explaining global–local knowledge sourcing patterns," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 98(4), pages 1567-1584, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:presci:v:98:y:2019:i:4:p:1567-1584
    DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12423
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