The Role of Labour Mobility and Informal Networks for Knowledge Transfer

Contents

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List of Contributors

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION: STRUCTURING INFORMAL MECHANISMS OF KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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CHAPTER 2 THE MOBILITY OF ECONOMIC AGENTS AS CONDUITS OF KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. THE KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION FUNCTION

3. KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS

4. MOBILITY OF ECONOMIC AGENTS AS A SPILLOVER MECHANISM

5. CONCLUSIONS

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PART I Geographic and Relational Proximity

CHAPTER 3 THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS: EVIDENCE FROM SEMICONDUCTOR INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS FROM 1996 THROUGH 2000

1. INTRODUCTION

2. ECONOMIC CLUSTERS, ENTRENEURIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS, AND THE FORMATION OF NEW FIRMS

3. THE CONSTITUENT ACTORS OF AN ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT NETWORK

4. PROXIMITY, TACIT INFORMATION, AND ENTREPRENEURIAL NETWORKS

5. DATA AND METHODOLOGY

6. CONCLUSION

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CHAPTER 4 THE IMPACT OF REGIONAL SOCIAL NETWORKS ON THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. AN IDEALIZED STAGE MODEL OF THE START-UP PROCESS

3. SOCIAL NETWORKS: ESTABLISHMENT AND EFFECTS

4. LOCALITIES AND THE EFFECT OF THE REGION ON SOCIAL NETWORKS

5. IMPACTS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE FOUNDING PROCESS

6. DISCUSSION OF THE IMPACT OF (REGIONAL) SOCIAL NETWORKS

7. CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

NOTES

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CHAPTER 5 SOCIAL NETWORKS, INFORMATIONAL COMPLEXITY AND INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHY*

1. INTRODUCTION

2. SOCIAL NETWORKS AND INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHY

3. SOCIAL NETWORKS, INFORMATIONAL COMPLEXITY AND KNOWLEDGE FLOW

4. COMPLEXITY AND INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHY

5. CONCLUSION

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CHAPTER 6 TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE INDIAN SOFTWARE INDUSTRY:

1. INTRODUCTION

2. THE RELEVANCE OF ETHNIC NETWORKS FOR TRANSNATIONAL LABOUR MOBILITY AND KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS

3. REGIONAL CULTURE OF SOUTH INDIA

4. INDIAN IMMIGRANTS IN HIGH-TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES

5. SOUTH INDIAN ECONOMIC CULTURE

6. ETHNIC INDIAN TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS

7. CONCLUSIONS

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PART II Scientific knowledge flows and labour mobility

CHAPTER 7 FIRM PLACEMENTS OF NEW PHDS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. THE ROLE OF NEW PHDS IN KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

3. DEPLOYMENT OF NEW PHDS IN INDUSTRY

4. THE ROLE OF GEOGRAPHY

5. CONCLUSION

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CHAPTER 8 BASIC RESEARCH, LABOUR MOBILITY AND COMPETITIVENESS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. LABOUR MOBILITY: SCOPE AND CONCEPTS

3. EMBODIED KNOWLEDGE FROM BASIC RESEARCH

4. EMBODIED KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER IN THE GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

5. BASIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION POLICY

6. CONCLUSIONS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

NOTES

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CHAPTER 9 SCIENCE- INDUSTRY RELATIONSHIPS IN FRANCE: ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATIVE INSTITUTIONS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. FRENCH SPECIFICITIES IN THE REALM OF SCIENCE- INDUSTRY RELATIONSHIPS

3. ANALYTICAL INSIGHTS TO CHARACTERIZE ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOURS IN SCIENCEINDUSTRY RELATIONSHIPS

4. CONCLUSIVE REMARKS

NOTE

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CHAPTER 10 KNOWLEDGE CREATION AND FLOWS IN SCIENCE

1. INTRODUCTION

2. THE MODEL

3. NUMERICAL ANALYSIS

4. RESULTS

5. CONCLUSION

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Index