Abstract
Informal networks among manufacturing firms play an important role in the transfer of knowledge in industrial clusters. Proximity facilitates the networking process, however our understanding is limited about the relationship between proximity dimensions and different types of innovation networks. Particularly, it is unclear how proximity dimensions shape the technical networks of product innovation and process innovation? We studied these networks in the Lahore textile cluster in Pakistan, and found significant influence of four dimensions of proximity on the process of network formation. Notably, the impact of cognitive, social, and organisational dimensions of proximity was found to be stronger for process innovation network than for product innovation network. Contrarily, the geographic proximity plays more important role in the network formation for product innovation than process innovation.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 2 Feb 2018 |
Event | 4th Geography of Innovation Conference - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 31 Jan 2018 → 2 Feb 2018 http://geoinno2018.com/ |
Conference
Conference | 4th Geography of Innovation Conference |
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Abbreviated title | Geoinno 2018 |
Country/Territory | Spain |
City | Barcelona |
Period | 31/01/18 → 2/02/18 |
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Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- networks
- proximity
- innovation
- knowledge flows
- clusters