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REGIONAL SOCIAL NETWORKS AS CONDUITS FOR KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS: EXPLAINING PERFORMANCE OF HIGH-TECH FIRMS.
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Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie (Journal of Economic & Social Geography) . Apr2009, Vol. 100 Issue 2, p183-197. 15p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The purpose of this paper is to open the ‘black box’ of knowledge spillovers by testing the extent to which social interactions between firms in a region positively contribute to firm performance. Specifically, we examine the Marshall-Jacobs controversy, a debate over whether these spillovers occur across firms operating in similar or dissimilar fields. Our empirical examination of the debate relies on a dataset that is constructed from three sources: firm-level data of 1,881 high-tech firms in all 40 Dutch regions, regional economic data and network data constructed from the membership registrations of all business associations in a sample of 11 regions. The results show that the total amount of regional network activity has no effect on individual firm performance; however, participation in local business networks does support firm employment growth. With regards to the Marshall-Jacobs controversy, the results show that having local links to other high-tech firms is conducive to a firm's employment growth, while links to other types of firms provided no such lift. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0040747X
- Volume :
- 100
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie (Journal of Economic & Social Geography)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36839975
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9663.2009.00528.x