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Micro-Foundations Of Technology Cluster Emergence: Evidence From Johannesburg, South Africa And Medellin, Colombia

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  • BRETT ANITRA GILBERT

    (Department of Management, Kogod School of Business, American University 4400 Massachuetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20016, USA)

  • ANDRES VELEZ-CALLE

    (Universidad EAFIT, Medellin-Colombia)

  • YUANYUAN LI

    (Department of Marketing, College of Business and Economics, California State University, Los Angeles 5151 State University Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA)

  • MARCUS I CREWS

    (Management and Global Business Department, Rutgers Business School, Rutgers University 1 Washington Park, Newark, NJ 07102, USA)

Abstract

Many regions are either without technology clusters or in early stages of their development. This paper uses a micro-foundations perspective to understand the potential for technology development, new venture creation and market creation to occur in these regions. The study surveys people from two city-regions in the Global South — Medellin, Colombia, and Johannesburg, South Africa. The results show that in these two cities that have developed different reputations for innovation, different micro-foundation profiles are present. General support is found for our hypothesis that regional micro-foundations may drive the progress toward technology cluster formation.

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  • Brett Anitra Gilbert & Andres Velez-Calle & Yuanyuan Li & Marcus I Crews, 2020. "Micro-Foundations Of Technology Cluster Emergence: Evidence From Johannesburg, South Africa And Medellin, Colombia," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 25(04), pages 1-23, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jdexxx:v:25:y:2020:i:04:n:s1084946720500272
    DOI: 10.1142/S1084946720500272
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