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This paper adopts sociometric analysis to explore the process of knowledge acquisition and diffusion in clusters of … firms. By comparing the knowledge systems of two clusters selected for being at different stages of their development path … across and within clusters and the impact of this latter variable on the degree of intra- and extra-cluster connectivity is …
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composed of "elements", which are tied together by a "self-rationale". For innovation, often innovation clusters and innovation … between the elements of a system and clusters (innovation clusters) and the selfrationale of a system and that of networks …
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We introduce a numerical algorithm for solving dynamic economic models that merges stochastic simulation and projection approaches: we use simulation to approximate the ergodic measure of the solution, we cover the support of the constructed ergodic measure with a fixed grid, and we use...
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(SMEs) in coastal environments in developing economies enable them to sustain clusters and contribute to economic growth …
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large body of literature describing tourism clusters and while tourism features as a priority sector in many regional …
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This paper performs a mixed-methods analysis of place-branding strategies developed in the 'Tech City' cluster initiative in Inner East London, drawing on ethnographic material, semi-structured interviews and visual content. Using Jessop's concept of the spatial imaginary, we explore key...
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Innovative, high-technology activities are seen as motors of development, with knock-on effects throughout their local economies. Such activities tend to organise networks that span beyond atomized firms, creating 'ecosystems' of mutual dependence as well as competition. However, such ecosystems...
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clusters. The aim of the paper is to explain the relevance of these various arguments for the economy of New Zealand and to …, much of the current thinking on the relationships between geography, trade and clusters implies that New Zealand's long …
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South Australia is a small economy that faces a fundamental need to re-shape its approach to innovation. The manufacturing sector, as the backbone of the state's economy, has and will continue to change in its nature and form. This necessitates a re-think about how innovation happens and how the...
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. One of current problems in this field is identifying clusters within social networks with large number of nodes. Social … network clusters are not necessarily disjoint sets; rather they may overlap and have common nodes, in which case it is more …
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