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Regional Knowledge, Organizational Capabilities and the Emergence of the West German Laser Systems Industry, 1975–2005

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  • Guido Buenstorf
  • Michael Fritsch
  • Luis F. Medrano

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Buenstorf G., Fritsch M. and Medrano L. F. Regional knowledge, organizational capabilities and the emergence of the West German laser systems industry, 1975–2005, Regional Studies. This paper analyses how the regional distribution of knowledge and pre-existing organizational capabilities shaped the spatial distribution of a new innovative industry, using the German laser systems industry as an empirical example. It is found that regional knowledge in the related field of laser source production and the presence of laser-relevant universities and public research organizations were conducive to the first emergence of laser systems producers. Upstream laser source producers influenced entry into the downstream laser systems industry primarily through their own diversification moves. Public research was less important in the submarket of materials processing laser systems, which is less directly science based than other parts of the laser systems industry.

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  • Guido Buenstorf & Michael Fritsch & Luis F. Medrano, 2020. "Regional Knowledge, Organizational Capabilities and the Emergence of the West German Laser Systems Industry, 1975–2005," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(1), pages 59-75, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:49:y:2020:i:1:p:59-75
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2012.711947
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    1. Michael Fritsch & Luis F. Medrano, 2010. "The Spatial Diffusion of a Knowledge Base-Laser Technology Research in West Germany, 1960-2005," Jena Economics Research Papers 2010-048, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena.
    2. Koen Frenken & Elena Cefis & Erik Stam, 2011. "Industrial dynamics and economic geography: a survey," Working Papers 11-07, Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies, revised Oct 2011.
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