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Substitution or overlap? The relations between geographical and non-spatial proximity dimensions in collaborative innovation projects.

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Author

  • Teis Hansen

Summary, in English

Traditionally, economic geographers stress geographical proximity's positive impact on collaboration processes. However, effects of cognitive, organizational, social and institutional proximity dimensions have been emphasized recently. This paper examines the relations between geography and these non-spatial dimensions by distinguishing two mechanisms: the substitution mechanism, where non-spatial forms of proximity substitute for geographical proximity; and the overlap mechanism, where geographical proximity facilitates non-spatial proximity. The two mechanisms’ importance is analysed in collaborative innovation projects in the Danish cleantech industry. Regression models are complemented by a qualitative analysis of the relationship between the geographical and institutional dimensions.

Publishing year

2015

Language

English

Pages

1672-1684

Publication/Series

Regional Studies

Volume

49

Issue

10

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Human Geography
  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1360-0591