perspective of both competence (learning) and the governance of relational risk, which includes risks of dependence and spillover …. It employs results from earlier research in organizational learning and innovation, and in the management of inter …This chapter offers a theory and method for the analysis of the dynamics, i.e. the development, of clusters for …

(learning) arising from relations and governance of relational risk, which includes risk of lock-in and risk of spillover … performance and evolution of clusters.It develops three types of embedding: institutional embedding, structural embedding (network ….A basic proposition is that innovative clusters face the challenge of combining exploration and exploitation.Hypotheses are …

This article studies density and strength of ties in innovation networks. It combines issues of ‘competence’ with … issues of ‘governance’. It argues that in networks for exploration there are good reasons, counter to the thesis of the â … reasons for structures that are non-dense, with ties that are strong in other dimensions than in networks for exploration …

cognitive distance. Hence the importance of networks for innovation.On the governance side, the paper gives a review of … density and strength of ties in innovation networks, concerning both competence and governance. …This paper gives a survey of insights into inter-firm alliances and networks for innovation, from a constructivist …

Taking into account both competence and governance issues, and six dimensions of tie strength, this article argues that … in networks for exploration there are good reasons, counter to the thesis of the 'strength of weak ties', for a dense … structure of ties that are strong in most dimensions.By contrast, in exploitation networks there are good reasons for structures …

and strength of ties in innovation networks.We study both exploration and exploitation networks in the Dutch multimedia …

industrial hotspot. Several technology and innovation waves, have shaped Silicon Valley over all the years. The initial regional … learning by doing, failing and recombining (i.e. allowing new firms to rise from the ashes of failed enterprises) is one of the …

High-technology starters do not operate in a vacuum and innovation is not a solitary activity. The activities of … technology-based firms are embedded in socio-economic networks with other companies, investors, universities, vocational … the location of ICT firms decision. Furthermore, many high-tech companies shape clusters around areas where their major …

rationality, the efficiency of outcomes, trust, innovation, learning and the nature of knowledge. The competence view yields an … alternative perspective on the purpose and boundaries of the firm. However, the competence view cannot ignore issues of governance … contribute to the development of theory and empirical research that connects governance and competence perspectives. …