We analyse the determinants of network formation in Germany’s biotechnology industry using social network analysis combined with a regression approach for count data. Outcome variable of interest is the degree centrality of German regions, which is specified as a function of the region’s...

We analyse the determinants of network formation in German's biotechnology sector combining elements from social network analysis (SNA) and a regression framework for count data. For the latter we adopt a regional innovation system perspective, we estimate the number of total and interregional...

"This article discusses two approaches to the identification and measurement of regional clusters and its networks in ‘cross‐sectoral’ services which are not available through official industrial statistics. The first approach is a ‘secondary‐statistical’ one consisting of a...

Die "Medienstadt" bezeichnet Kultur- und Medien-Zentren auf verschiedensten geographischen Maßstabsebenen - sie umfasst lokale Cluster der Kulturproduktion im urbanen Raum bis hin zu den Kulturmetropolen des globalen Städtesystems. Die Medienwirtschaft kann heute als "Leit-Industrie" und...