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Geography of knowledge collaboration and innovation in Schumpeterian firms

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  • David B. Audretsch
  • Maksim Belitski

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We put geographical proximity and type of knowledge collaboration partner as two boundary conditions for innovation in Schumpeterian firms. Extending the evolving literature on knowledge collaboration and regional studies, we use an innovation survey of 1251 Schumpeterian firms from 2002 to 2014 in the UK to examine this relationship. The results show that Schumpeterian firms achieve greater returns to knowledge collaboration in spatial proximity and with suppliers and customers, while the effects change with the partner type and between macro-regions in the UK: Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and London. This study has implications for researchers and policymakers.

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  • David B. Audretsch & Maksim Belitski, 2024. "Geography of knowledge collaboration and innovation in Schumpeterian firms," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 58(4), pages 821-840, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:58:y:2024:i:4:p:821-840
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2023.2222137
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    1. Audretsch, David B. & Belitski, Maksim, 2026. "Knowledge spillover of innovation: Entrepreneurial difference," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 55(1).
    2. Valentina Peruzzi, 2026. "Open Innovation in Family-Owned Firms," Italian Economic Journal: A Continuation of Rivista Italiana degli Economisti and Giornale degli Economisti, Springer;Società Italiana degli Economisti (Italian Economic Association), vol. 12(1), pages 545-579, March.
    3. Wenjun Su & Xiaohui Zhao, 2025. "The impact of common institutional ownership on green innovation of China’s energy firms," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 12(1), pages 1-21, December.
    4. Sumon Bhaumik & Nigel Driffield & Katiuscia Lavoratori & Meng Song & Priit Vahter, 2025. "Multinational strategy, institutions and spillovers: the role of institutions in knowledge spillovers in emerging markets," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 50(5), pages 2476-2508, October.
    5. Doloreux, David & Shearmur, Richard & St-Pierre, Laurie-Anne, 2024. "Innovation modes and knowledge interactions: A micro-geographic approach," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 137(C).
    6. Alejandro Almeida & Antonio A. Golpe & Juan Manuel Martín-Álvarez & Jose Carlos Vides, 2025. "New England’s Pinnacle: fostering quality entrepreneurial ecosystems," Eurasian Business Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 15(1), pages 243-271, March.
    7. Dieter F. Kogler & Peter Kedron & Keungoui Kim, 2025. "The firm-location nexus: examining inventive footprint and technological evolution of Nortel over the course of its “boom and bust”," Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review, Springer, vol. 22(2), pages 485-509, September.
    8. Roberto Vivona & Mehmet Akif Demircioglu & Emre Cinar, 2026. "Reverse knowledge spillover theory of public sector entrepreneurship," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 51(1), pages 481-506, February.
    9. Audretsch, David Bruce & Belitski, Maksim & Spadavecchia, Anna & Zahra, Shaker A., 2024. "The more, the merrier or the less is more? The role of firm capabilities and industry in the knowledge spillover of innovation," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 138(C).

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