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Author:   Bjorn Asheim ,  Olof Ejermo ,  Annika Rickne (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9780415614801

ISBN 10:   0415614805
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   26 November 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"1. Introduction: When is Regional ""Beautiful""? Implications for Knowledge Flows, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Bjørn T. Asheim, Olof Ejermo & Annika Rickne 2. Do Regional and Non-regional Knowledge Flows Differ? An Empirical Study on Clustered Firms in the Dutch Life Sciences and Computing Services Industry Anet Weterings & Roderik Ponds 3. Shaken, Not Stirred: The Re-combinatorial Capacity of High-Tech Regions. Redeployment of Resources Released from the Downsizing of a Lead Pharmaceutical Firm Henrich Dahlgren & Finn Valentin 4. Investing in Localized Relationships with Universities: What are the Benefits for R&D Subsidiaries of Multinational Enterprises? Anders Broström, Maureen McKelvey & Christian Sandström 5. Place, Space and Distance: Towards a Geography of Knowledge-Intensive Business Services Innovation Richard Shearmur & David Doloreux 6. Location Attributes and Start-ups in Knowledge-Intensive Business Services Martin Andersson & Karin Hellerstedt 7. Promoting Regional Innovation Systems in a Global Context Cali Nuur, Linda Gustavsson & Staffan Laestadius"

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Bjorn T. Asheim is Professor and chair in economic geography at the Department of Human Geography, and Deputy Director at CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy), at Lund University, Lund, Sweden. He is an internationally well-known researcher within economic geography and regional innovation studies. Olof Ejermo is Associate professor in Innovation Economics at CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden. In his research he focuses mainly on assessing the entrepreneurial and innovative capacity of the Swedish economy. He has published several articles in internationally renowned journals and edited books. Annika Rickne is Reader and Associate Professor at CIRCLE, Lund University and currently active at Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Gothenburg University. Her broad interest is economic growth initiated by new scientific or technological knowledge, creating opportunities that reshape existing knowledge fields and industries or giving rise to new ones.

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