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External Knowledge, Territorial Inertia and Local Development: An Exploratory Case Study

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  • Francesca Cabiddu
  • Daniela Pettinao

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This study examines the relationship between an entrepreneur's absorptive capacity, the spiral of knowledge and local development. Although a great number of theoretical and empirical studies have pointed out the importance of local networking and informal contacts when spreading knowledge locally, very few of them have provided robust evidence on the role of the entrepreneur's absorptive capacity and external knowledge in local development. This paper tries to explain the reasons why this problem can no longer be ignored and provides a preliminary examination, through an exploratory case study, of the role that the entrepreneur's absorptive capacity and external knowledge play in overcoming territorial inertia and enhancing local development.

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  • Francesca Cabiddu & Daniela Pettinao, 2013. "External Knowledge, Territorial Inertia and Local Development: An Exploratory Case Study," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(8), pages 1297-1316, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:21:y:2013:i:8:p:1297-1316
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2012.722948
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    1. Sandra Buercher, Antoine Habersetzer, Heike Mayer, 2015. "Entrepreneurship in Peripheral Regions: A Relational Perspective," Diskussionsschriften credresearchpaper06, Universitaet Bern, Departement Volkswirtschaft - CRED.

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