considering networks, trust and local procedures in their studies. Nevertheless, the issue remains that regional governance seems … performance of their firms and organizations. Public and private governance bodies have recognized that ever-changing economic … intractable in market terms alone. In this paper, we tackle the issue of governance in the context of regional development thanks …

place and the local and non-local networks of such milieus. Both the local ‘buzz’ related to interaction and learning … research and in particular to innovation, a key feature of economic competitiveness. Most of the previous studies have dealt … opportunities, and non-local networks associated with integration of different milieus, offer special but different advantages for …

innovation networks are not very common. In addition, the pattern of innovative networks is very fragmented. Our results indicate … that innovation networks are more likely to exist in densely populated areas with a diversified industry. Face …Innovation networking has become both more feasible with improved telecommunication and more important as it usually …

trade, urban formation and growth as well as innovation processes. A variety of contributions has brought about an equally …

influence on each other. We regard creativity as one of the sources of entrepreneurship and innovation (although creativity also … can have ‘bad’ consequences if bad actors such as criminals perform it). Depending on the types of networks and the norms … and values being distributed in them, social capital can promote entrepreneurship and innovation and thus economic growth …

and local knowledge and innovation dynamics. In particular, we highlight how the global scene is changing in the … innovation in the large urban agglomerations in the old and in new industrialized countries with their concentrations of … base of large cities, and (iii) the interactive dynamics related to learning and creativity. …

approach in the research fields of innovation studies and economic geography. Secondly, to propose a broadened interpretation …, regions and time periods and for analytically integrating the cognitive, organizational and spatial dimensions of innovation … and learning. Thirdly, to provide methodological suggestions for how to apply such broadened interpretation of the …

competing on innovation in the global value chain; special attention is paid to clustered SMEs. By comparing 4 clusters in …This paper is concerned with unpacking the role of clusters in supporting the move from competing on low-costs to … different industries in Asia, we highlight significant differences in the learning paths of clustered SMEs. The paper …