Proximity and its impact on the formation of technical networks of product and process innovation

Owais Golra, Alessandro Rosiello, Richard Harrison

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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 languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 2 Feb 2018
Event4th Geography of Innovation Conference - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 31 Jan 20182 Feb 2018
http://geoinno2018.com/

Conference

Conference4th Geography of Innovation Conference
Abbreviated titleGeoinno 2018
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period31/01/182/02/18
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Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • networks
  • proximity
  • innovation
  • knowledge flows
  • clusters

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