The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of various proximity dimensions on the innovative capacity of 276 … inputs. We combine the standard geographical proximity with the institutional, technological, social and organizational ones …

geographical proximity between agents and/or firms is not a sufficient nor necessary condition for the collective performance of …. According to the type of mimetic behavior at work in the clustering process, the nature of socio-economic proximity can differ …

The present study addresses the relevance of geographic proximity for companies in our age of advanced ICT. Many … our understanding of the crucial factors that influence the relevance of physical proximity. On the basis of these results … fundamental change in proximity needs among these young, innovative companies originates from a small class of network companies …

The effect of proximity on development has fostered much interest over recent years and STORPER has put forward the …) and aimed at identifying the effects of proximity on innovation and local development; the method was based on interviews … and data collection. We conclude that institutional proximity combine with physical proximity in the structuring of a …

This article aims at evaluating the link between knowledge properties and geographical proximity in the coordination R … used to understand the role of geographical proximity. Results confirm that this framework may be able to explain the … spatial dynamics of industrial R&D. Moreover, the diversity of sectoral patterns shows that geographical proximity is not the …

proximity for knowledge generation and innovation is highlighted and instead it is stressed that relational, cognitive …, organizational, social and institutional proximities are not substitutes or complements to spatial proximity but that they are all … functions of the prevailing spatial proximity. Another important factor for interaction is social capital, which by fostering …

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of various proximity dimensions on the innovative capacity of 276 … inputs. We combine the standard geographical proximity with the technological, social and organizational ones to assess …