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Institutional features, path dependencies and regional industrial change: comparing mature and embryonic clusters in an old industrial region

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  • Andrew Cumbers
  • Joseph Leibovitz
  • Danny MacKinnon

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A focus on constructing regional advantage requires an 'unpacking' of what makes territorial agglomerations important for innovation and competitiveness by disclosing and revealing the contingencies, particularities and specificities of the various contexts and environments where knowledge creation, innovation and entrepreneurship take place. In order to achieve more effective regional innovation policy, this paper presents and discusses three dimensions along which such unpacking can take place. These dimensions refer to (1) specific industrial knowledge bases, (2) globally distributed knowledge networks and (3) different territorial competence bases.

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  • Andrew Cumbers & Joseph Leibovitz & Danny MacKinnon, 2007. "Institutional features, path dependencies and regional industrial change: comparing mature and embryonic clusters in an old industrial region," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 7(2/3/4/5), pages 424-444.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijeima:v:7:y:2007:i:2/3/4/5:p:424-444
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    Cited by:

    1. Edward Kasabov & Usha Sundaram, 2013. "A Stakeholder Approach to Branding Clusters: Pointers to a Research Agenda," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(4), pages 530-543, April.
    2. David Urbano & Maribel Guerrero, 2013. "Entrepreneurial Universities," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 27(1), pages 40-55, February.

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