03092nam 2200613Ia 450 991043809110332120200520144314.03-642-33194-710.1007/978-3-642-33194-7(CKB)2550000001045654(EBL)1106226(OCoLC)843639592(SSID)ssj0000878676(PQKBManifestationID)11532166(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000878676(PQKBWorkID)10857809(PQKB)10441651(DE-He213)978-3-642-33194-7(MiAaPQ)EBC1106226(PPN)169138151(EXLCZ)99255000000104565420130219d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCooperation, clusters, and knowledge transfer universities and firms towards regional competitiveness /Joao J.M. Ferreira ... [et al.]1st ed. 2013.New York Springer20131 online resource (278 p.)Advances in spatial scienceDescription based upon print version of record.3-642-44023-1 3-642-33193-9 Includes bibliographical references.Forward -- Introduction -- Part I: Inter-Firm Cooperation and (Regional) Clusters -- Part II: Entrepreneurial Activities, Innovation and Regional Networks -- Part III: Knowledge Transfers Between University and Industry.Cooperation and clusters have become the guiding paradigms for explaining and promoting regional competitiveness, but the cooperation process between firms and universities and the transfer of knowledge in guiding and nurturing regional competitiveness has received relatively little attention. This book strives to fill this gap in highlighting the connection between inter-firm cooperation in regional clusters, innovation and regional networks, and the role of universities in them . It goes beyond the traditional economic approach of clusters and includes ‘soft factors’ in the explanation of regional competitiveness, and connects the literature on clusters to the literature of learning and knowledge creation as sources of regional competitiveness. It aims to foster an international and interdisciplinary exchange of perspectives by presenting current developments, case studies, best practices as well as new integrated theoretical approaches and applications.Advances in spatial science.CompetitionSmall businessTechnological innovationsTechnology transferEconomic aspectsCompetition.Small businessTechnological innovations.Technology transferEconomic aspects.338.6048Ferreira Joao J. M896209MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910438091103321Cooperation, clusters, and knowledge transfer4187566UNINA