IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/ids/ijlica/v9y2012i1-2p6-21.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Innovation in an old industrial region: the case of Twente

Author

Listed:
  • Gert-Jan Hospers
  • Paul Benneworth

Abstract

In this paper, we explore the innovative capacities of old industrial regions by studying the case of the former textiles agglomeration of Twente. We argue that the hardware, software and mindware of old industrial regions tend to suffer from path dependency. For innovation in this type of regions a breakthrough is needed. In this paper we study the case of Twente and show how a well-networked university, the University of Twente (UT), has served as a focal point for both industrial and institutional attempts to promote regional upgrading. We conclude that for old industrial regions a university might be an essential driver of regional innovation.

Suggested Citation

  • Gert-Jan Hospers & Paul Benneworth, 2012. "Innovation in an old industrial region: the case of Twente," International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 9(1/2), pages 6-21.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijlica:v:9:y:2012:i:1/2:p:6-21
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=43978
    Download Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ids:ijlica:v:9:y:2012:i:1/2:p:6-21. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sarah Parker (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=86 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.