Resituating Proximity and Knowledge Cross-fertilization in Clusters by Means of International Trade Fairs |
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Authors: | Marcela Ramírez-Pasillas |
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Affiliation: | Entrepreneurship Research Group at EGADE Zona Centro , ITESM, Mexico and Entrepreneurship Profile, School of Management and Economics, V?xj? University , V?xj? , Sweden |
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Abstract: | This paper elaborates a proximity framework and provides empirical evidence of how knowledge cross-fertilization is instigated at international trade fairs (ITFs) and continued in a cluster network. This paper applies a case study method relying on social network analysis to explore the knowledge cross-fertilization initiated at ITFs and furthered at a Swedish cluster. The findings suggest that firms participating at ITFs translate and re-articulate the acquired external knowledge through their interactions in the cluster network. Creating awareness of the ITFs' influence on innovation is significant for policy-makers and scholars. |
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