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Innovative Linkages and Proximity: Empirical Results from Recent Surveys of Small and Medium Sized Firms in German Regions

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Rolf Sternberg
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STERNBERG R. (1999) Innovative linkages and proximity: empirical results from recent surveys of small and medium sized firms in German regions, Reg. Studies 33 , 529-540. Recent theoretical discussion about modern approaches to explaining knowledge-based regional development in terms of industrial district, innovative milieu and network hypotheses emphasizes the importance of intraregional linkages between innovative actors. Among these, innovative firms and research institutions are regarded as most important for influencing regional economic development by intraregional linkages. This paper supplies databased research by analysing several comprehensive surveys in three German regions. It focuses on the role that spatial proximity of partners plays in the establishment of innovative linkages between manufacturing SMEs and other actors, such as research institutions, customers and suppliers. The results in general confirm the hypothesis of strong and increasing intraregional linkages between innovative actors. However, some of the empirical findings regarding industrial districts like Baden do surprise. STERNBERG R. (1999)Innovation maillée et proximité: des résultats empiriques provenant des enquêtes récentes auprès des Petites et moyennes entreprises situées dans les régions d'Allemagne, Reg. Studies 33 , 529-540. Le débat théorique récent sur les façons d'expliquer, de nos jours, le développement régional fondé sur les connaissances à partir des hypothèses sur les zones industrielles, les technopoleset les réseaux, souligne l'importance d'un maillage intrarégional des acteurs de l'innovation. Dont les entreprises innovatrices et les instituts de recherche s'avèrent les plus importants pour le développement économique régional à partir des maillages intrarégionaux. Cet article fournit des résultats empiriques provenant de plusieurs enquêtes détaillées menées dans trois régionsd'Allemagne. Il porte sur le rôle que joue l'aproximité spatiale des partenaires dans le tissage de l'innovation maillée entre Pmi et autres acteurs, tels les instituts de recherche, les clients et les fournisseurs. En général, les résultats viennent à l'appui de l'hypothèse de maillages intrarégionaux forts et croissants entre les acteurs de l'innovation. Toujours estil que certains des résultats empiriques relatifs aux zones industrielles, Baden par exemple, sont étonnants. STERNBERG R. (1999) Innovative Verflechtungen und räumliche Nähe: Empirische Ergebnisse jüngerer Untersuchungen kleiner und mittel großer Unternehmen (KMU) in deutschen Regionen, Reg. Studies 33 , 529–540. Aktuelle Erklärungsansätze wissensbasierter Regionalentwicklung wie der Industriedistriktansatz, die innovativen Milieus oder die Netzwerkhypothese betonen die Bedeutung intraregionaler Netzwerke von Innovationsakteuren. Dabei werden innovative Unternehmen und Forschungseinrichtungen zu den wichtigsten Innovationsakteuren gezählt, sofern es um den Einfluß intraregionaler Verflechtungen auf Regionalentwicklung geht. Der Beitrag basiert auf umfangreichen Erhebungen in drei deutschen Regionen. Er konzentriert sichauf dieRolle, diedieräumliche Nähevon Kooperationspartnern für die Entwicklung von innovativen Verflechtungen zwischen KMU des Verarbeitenden Gewerbes und anderenPartnertypen wie Forschungseinrichtungen, Kunden oder Zulieferern spielt. Die Ergebnisse bestätigen im wesentlichen die Hypothese einer starken und zunehmenden Bedeutung intraregionaler Verflechtungen zwischen den Innovationsakteuren. Allerdings überraschen manche der empirischen Resultate, beispielsweiseim Zusammenhang mit dem vermeintlichen Industriedistrikt Baden.

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Volume (Year): 33 (1999)
Issue (Month): 6 (August)
Pages: 529-540
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Keywords: Networks Innovative Linkages Industrial Districts Germany Innovative Milieu

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