Strategic imitation occurs when a firm purposefully attempts to reproduce, in whole or part, other firms’ products, processes, capabilities, technologies, structures, and/or decisions in its pursuit of competitive advantage. Imitation is a pervasive firm behavior, and the literature relating...

Organisations increasingly rely on external sources of innovation viainterorganisational network relationships. This article explores the diffusion andcharacteristics of collaborative relationships between universities and industry, anddevelops a research agenda informed by an ‘open...

Clusters are systems of localised economic activity and innovation. This report reviews current evidence on clustersand develops policy recommendations for the UK. It argues that clusters include multiple firms from related sectorsthat are co-located within a web of complex linkages and a...