Explores the role of social capital in the performanceof small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Following a review of theempirical and theoretical literature on social capital, the results of a surveyof 455 manufacturing and service SMEs in the twelve regions of the UnitedKingdom are...

Studying inter-regional knowledge exchange has recently shifted to a more systematic analysis of knowledge exchange mechanisms between networks of groups of actors, which have seen a rapid growth in number and impact. Although arbitrary or top-down decisions on network membership can result in...

A large part of the recent research and theoretical debate in economic geography underlines the central role of networks and relational perspectives. Although networks and their social dimension are recognised as central to the regional economic development, often the focus of research is in the...

Introduction to a new academic and policy field / Roberta Comunian and Abigail Gilmore -- From campus to creative quarter : constructing industry identities in creative places / Daniel Ashton -- Intermediaries and the knowledge exchange process : the case of the creative industries and higher...