Fitjar, Rune Dahl and Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés 
ORCID: 0000-0002-8041-0856
(2011)
Innovating in the periphery. Firms, values, and innovation in Southwest Norway.
European Planning Studies, 19 (4).
pp. 555-574.
ISSN 0965-4313
Abstract
How do peripheral and relatively isolated regions innovate? Recent research has tended to stress the importance of agglomeration economies and geographical proximity as key motors of innovation. According to this research, large core areas have significant advantages with respect to peripheral areas in innovation potential. Yet, despite these trends, some remote areas of the periphery are remarkably innovative even in the absence of critical innovation masses. In this paper, we examine one such casethe region of southwest Norway which has managed to remain innovative and dynamic, despite having a below average investment in RD in the Norwegian context. The results of the paper highlight that innovation in southwest Norway does not stem from agglomeration and physical proximity, but from other types of proximity, such as cognitive and organizational proximity, rooted in soft institutional arrangements. This suggests that the formation of regional hubs with strong connections to international innovative networks may be a way to overcome peripherality in order to innovate.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/ceps |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 Taylor & Francis |
| Divisions: | European Institute Geography & Environment Spatial Economics Research Centre |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2010 14:31 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 23:51 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/30878 |
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