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Networks and linkages among firms and organizations in the Ottawa-region technology cluster

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  • Judith J. Madill
  • George H. Haines
  • Allan L. Riding

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This paper reports on a study of the networking and linkage practices of technology and non-technology firms within the Ottawa cluster. The work seeks to understand how and why particular patterns of networks and linkages evolve and it examines empirically the usage and value of networks and linkages. Previous work argues that technology firms need to be relatively more adept at developing external relationships in order to be successful than do non-technology based companies. This work, however, finds that technology firms exhibit fewer linkages than non-technology based companies do within the Ottawa cluster. The research suggests that the vitality of the Ottawa cluster could be further enhanced through the promotion of additional networking and linkages among regional firms. A key implication for management practice is that CEOs of technology-based firms should work towards establishing and maintaining additional valued relationships.

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  • Judith J. Madill & George H. Haines & Allan L. Riding, 2004. "Networks and linkages among firms and organizations in the Ottawa-region technology cluster," Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(5), pages 351-368, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:entreg:v:16:y:2004:i:5:p:351-368
    DOI: 10.1080/0898562042000188414
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    1. Neil Reid & Michael Carroll & Bruce Smith, 2012. "The benefits of participating in an industrial cluster from the perspective of the firm," ERSA conference papers ersa12p831, European Regional Science Association.
    2. Houghton, Susan M. & Smith, Anne D. & Hood, Jacqueline N., 2009. "The influence of social capital on strategic choice: An examination of the effects of external and internal network relationships on strategic complexity," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 62(12), pages 1255-1261, December.

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