Gatekeepers of knowledge within industrial districts: Who they are, how they interact

被引：293

作者：

Morrison, Andrea ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Utrecht, Dept Econ Geog, Fac Geosci, NL-3508 TC Utrecht, Netherlands

[2] Cespri Univ Bocconi, I-20136 Milan, Italy

来源：

REGIONAL STUDIES | 2008年 / 42卷 / 06期

关键词：

knowledge flows; industrial districts; leader firms; community of technicians; furniture industry; murge region;

D O I：

10.1080/00343400701654178

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Studies on industrial districts suggest that their innovative performance is strictly linked to their ability to absorb external knowledge. Yet, the existing literature provides few insights into the functioning of this process. This paper, focusing on leader firms located in a successful Italian furniture district, investigates whether they feed the district with knowledge absorbed from external sources, thereby behaving as 'gatekeepers of knowledge'. Findings show that leader firms are well connected with knowledge sources; yet, linkages with districts firms are far more limited as are informal exchanges that, when they do occur, are mostly restricted to generic information.

引用

页码：817 / 835

页数：19

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