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Innovation in complex capital projects: clustering and dispersion in two cases from Argentina and the UK

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This paper examines the notion of clusters and clustering from the perspective of complex capital projects, drawing on two detailed case studies of long-term engineering projects. It suggests that conventional notions of clusters are often predicated on a high volume model of production and a stable environment for innovation. The case studies illustrate how the locus of innovation is shifting in response to changes in the nature of demand for major capital goods and the services associated with them. It is suggested this leads to greater dispersion in networks for innovation within complex capital projects. Copyright 2004, Oxford University Press.

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  • Neil Alderman, 2004. "Innovation in complex capital projects: clustering and dispersion in two cases from Argentina and the UK," Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press, vol. 4(1), pages 65-82, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:jecgeo:v:4:y:2004:i:1:p:65-82
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    1. Mark Lorenzen & Lars Frederiksen, 2005. "On the Economics of Innovation Projects Product Experimentation in the Music Industry," DRUID Working Papers 05-23, DRUID, Copenhagen Business School, Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy/Aalborg University, Department of Business Studies.
    2. Stilianos Alexiadis & Konstantinos Eleftheriou & Peter Nijkamp, 2011. "Labor Market Dynamics and Technology Adoption: Theory and Empirical Evidence," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 11-163/3, Tinbergen Institute.
    3. Alexiadis, Stilianos & Tomkins, Judith, 2010. "Technology adoption and club convergence," MPRA Paper 21260, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Alexiadis, Stilianos & Eleftheriou, Konstantinos & Nijkamp, Peter, 2013. "Technology adoption within a search model: Evidence from OECD countries," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 33(C), pages 137-148.

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