KEEBLE D. and WILKINSON F. (1999) Collective learning and knowledge development in the evolution of regional clusters of high technology SMEs in Europe, Reg. Studies 33 , 295-303 . This paper outlines the aims and objectives of the TSER Network on Networks, Collective Learning and Research and...

LINDHOLM DAHLSTRAND Å. (1999) Technology-based SMEs in the Go ¨teborg region: their origin and interaction with universities and large firms, Reg. Studies 33 , 379-389 . This paper investigates the local origins and continued regional interaction of a group of new technology-intensive Go...

LAWSON C. and LORENZ E. (1999) Collective learning, tacit knowledge and regional innovative capacity, Reg. Studies 33 , 305-317 . The paper reviews key ideas in the firm capabilities literature and shows how they can be usefully extended to develop a conception of collective learning among...

KEEBLE D., LAWSON C., MOORE B. and WILKINSON F. (1999) Collective learning processes, networking and 'institutional thickness' in the Cambridge region, Reg. Studies 33 , 319-332 . The paper investigates the nature and extent of regional collective learning processes and networking by innovative,...

DE BERNARDY M. (1999) Reactive and proactive local territory: co-operation and community in Grenoble, Reg. Studies 33 , 343-352 . Local again! Despite the pressures of globalization and hypercompetition, local embeddedness and proximity appear to be decisive factors in the competitive advantage...

CAPELLO R. (1999) Spatial transfer of knowledge in high technology milieux: learning versus collective learning processes, Reg. Studies 33 , 353-365 . An analysis of the definitions provided so far in the literature shows ambiguities in the conceptualization of collective learning. A parallel...