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Systems of Innovation in Traditional Industrial Regions: The Case of Styria in a Comparative Perspective

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Alexander Kaufmann, Franz T dtling

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KAUFMANN A. and TÖDTLING F. (2000) Systems of innovation in traditional industrial regions: the case of Styria in a comparative perspective, Reg. Studies 34, 29–40. Concepts of innovation have changed considerably in the past years, the focus shifting from a company perspective to regional and national systems of innovation. In this paper the authors investigate to what extent an innovation system can also be observed in an old industrial region like Styria in Austria, a region undergoing considerable restructuring in the past years. The results for Styria are compared with those for other old industrial regions such as Wales, the Tampere region and the Basque country. The findings show that firms rely only partly on innovation partners within the region; to a considerable extent they are integrated in national and European networks. KAUFMANN A. et TÖDTLING F. (2000) Les réseaux d'innovation dans les régions industrielles traditonnelles: étude de cas comparative de la Styrie, Reg. Studies 34, 29–40. Au cours des dernières années la notion d'innovation a beaucoup changé, le point de mire étant plutôt les réseaux régionaux et nationaux d'innovation que l'entreprise. Cet article cherche à étudier dans quelle mesure un réseau d'innovation peut se manifester dans une région industrielle traditonnelle comme la Styrie en Autriche, une région en voie de restructuration dans les années récentes. Les résultats pour la Styrie se voient comparer à ceux qui proviennent des régions industrielles traditionnelles, comme le Pays de Galles, la région de Tampere et le pays Basque. Les résultats laissent supposer que les entreprises ne comptent qu'en partie sur le partenariat pour assurer l'innovation; dans une large mesure elles s'intègrent dans des réseaux nationaux et européens. KAUFMANN A. und TÖDTLING F. (2000) Innovationssysteme in alten Industriegebieten: das Beispiel der Steiermark in einer vergleichenden Perspektive, Reg. Studies 34, 29–40. Die Konzepte der Innovation haben sich in den vergangenen Jahren stark verändert. Ihr Fokus hat sich von einer Unternehmensperspektive hin zu regionalen und nationalen Innovationssystemen verschoben. In dem vorliegenden Artikel untersuchen die Autoren am Beispiel der Steiermark, einer Region, die sich in der Umstrukturierung befindet, in welchem Maße sich ein Innovationssystem auch in einer traditionellen Industrieregion identifizieren läßt. Die Ergebnisse für die Steiermark werden dabei mit jenen anderer alter Industrieregionen wie Wales, Tampere und das Baskenland verglichen. Die Befunde zeigen, daß sich die Unternehmen im Innovationsprozeß nur zum Teil auf Partner in der Region stützen; in einem erheblichen Ausmaß sind sie in nationale und europäische Netzwerke integriert.

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Volume (Year): 34 (2000)
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