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The Geography and Structure of Global Innovation Networks: A Knowledge Base Perspective

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Summary, in English

This paper explores the geography and structure of global innovation networks (GINs) of two multinational companies belonging to industries with different knowledge bases. It contributes to the existing literature on knowledge bases, by studying both intra-firm and inter-firm GINs. By means of social network analysis based on primary data, we identify two different forms of GINs, namely the globally organized model and the locally organized model. The paper finds that, in addition to influencing the geographic spread of a GIN, the knowledge base also influences the way that a GIN is organized.

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Pages

1456-1473

Publication/Series

European Planning Studies

Volume

21

Issue

9

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
  • Human Geography

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1469-5944