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Title: Proximity and knowledge sharing in clustered firms
Author/Creator: Mitchell, Rebecca; Burgess, John; Waterhouse, Jennifer
Institution: The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Business & Law, Newcastle Business School
Description: The past decade has seen considerable interest in organisational clustering, however, the influence of proximity on knowledge sharing within clusters has remained unexplored. This paper responds to this research gap by theoretically investigating the contribution of different proximity dimensions to knowledge sharing. The aim of this paper is to theoretically investigate the utility of relational and geographic proximity dimensions in understanding the nature of knowledge sharing in clusters. This investigation adds to the existing literature by exploring the mechanisms through which proximity conveys knowledge-related advantage. The output of this process is a framework that categorises the contribution of different proximity dimensions in terms of the knowledge-based value the bestow on clustered organisations.
Relation: International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business Vol. 4, Issue 1, p. 5-24
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijgsb.2010.035328
Date: 2010
Publisher: Inderscience Publishers
Keyword(s): industrial clusters; proximity; knowledge sharing; organisations
Resource Type: journal article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/923362
Identifier: ISSN:1479-3059

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