Innovation, Networks and Localities (Hardcover)

Preface 1 Innovation, Networks and Localities: An Introduction Manfred M. Fischer and Luis Suarez-Villa PART A: KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY NETWORKS 2 The Innovation Process and Network Activities of Manufacturing Firms Manfred M. Fischer 3 Are Innovation Networks Bounded by Proximity? Elsie L. Echeverri-Carroll and William Brennan 4 Globalisation and Territorial Production Systems Denis Maillat and Nicolas Grosjean 5 Clustering, Innovations and Trust: The Essentials of a Clustering Strategy for Scotland Mike Danson and Geoff Whittam 6 Interfirm Co-Operation and Learning within SME-Networks Michael Steiner and Christian Hartmann PART B: LOCATION OF KNOWLEDGE-BASED ACTIVITIES AND SPATIAL PATTERNS OF INNOVATION 7 The Location of Knowledge-Based Activities: The Case of Computer Software Rena Sivitanidou 8 Localised Knowledge Spillovers and Trade Competitiveness: The Case of Italy Stefano Breschi and Daniela Palma 9 Innovation and Performance of SMEs in Italy: The Relevance of Spatial Aspects Roberto Camagni and Roberta Capello 10 Time-space Patterns of US Innovation - Stability or Change? Attila Varga 11 Where are the Worlds Top 100 I.T. Firms and Why? R.D. Norton PART C: INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURES, TECHNOLOGY POLICIES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 12 The Adoption of New Communications Technologies by Firms in Rural Areas: A Scottish Case Study David Newlands and Melanie Ward 13 Innovative Forms of Regional Structural Policy in Europe: The Role of Dominant Concepts and Knowledge Flows Arnoud Lagendijk 14 Regional Technological Distance and Catching Up Maurice J. Oude Wansink and Hans Maks 15 Concluding Remarks Manfred M. Fischer, Luis Suarez-Villa, Michael Steiner Subject Index Author Index List of Contributors