Firm performance in the periphery: on the relation between firm-internal knowledge and local knowledge-spillovers
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Summary, in English
Firm performance in the periphery: on the relation between firm-internal knowledge and local knowledge spillovers. Regional Studies. One of the most established arguments in regional studies is that knowledge dynamics shape the
geography of economic activities and, more specifically, that knowledge-intensive activities benefit from collocation due to knowledge spillovers, local buzz and access to labour. There are, however, competing arguments that knowledge-intensive firms also suffer from negative spillovers and are less dependent on local knowledge sources than often presumed. Using Swedish micro-data from 2005–11, this paper shows that firms with weak internal knowledge grow faster in knowledge-intensive regions. However, the growth difference disappears or is even reversed for knowledge-intensive firms.
geography of economic activities and, more specifically, that knowledge-intensive activities benefit from collocation due to knowledge spillovers, local buzz and access to labour. There are, however, competing arguments that knowledge-intensive firms also suffer from negative spillovers and are less dependent on local knowledge sources than often presumed. Using Swedish micro-data from 2005–11, this paper shows that firms with weak internal knowledge grow faster in knowledge-intensive regions. However, the growth difference disappears or is even reversed for knowledge-intensive firms.
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Publiceringsår
2017-08-03
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
1219-1231
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Regional Studies
Volym
51
Issue
8
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Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Taylor & Francis
Ämne
- Economics and Business
Nyckelord
- knowledge spillovers
- firm perfomance
- periphery
- agglomeration
- knowlege-intensive firms
- cluster
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1360-0591