What is global and what is local in knowledge-generating interaction? The case of the biotech cluster in Uppsala, Sweden
Titel:
What is global and what is local in knowledge-generating interaction? The case of the biotech cluster in Uppsala, Sweden
Auteur:
Waxell, Anders Malmberg, Anders
Verschenen in:
Entrepreneurship & regional development
Paginering:
Jaargang 19 (2007) nr. 2 pagina's 137-159
Jaar:
2007-03
Inhoud:
The aim of this paper is to describe the structure of the biotech cluster in Uppsala, Sweden, and to analyse how cluster knowledge dynamics result from processes and interactions unfolding at different spatial scales. The empirical basis for the analyses are derived from various sources: business registers, an internet-based survey of 106 firms, 23 in-depth interviews with key individuals, and a longitudinal database give data on the degree to which collaborations, rivalry, business transactions, capital sourcing and labour mobility take place in the local cluster. In addition to asking questions about which interactions are most localized and globalized, respectively, the paper also sets out to give an account of the 'clusterness' of the case in point. The paper shows that while the business relations of the biotech companies in Uppsala are strongly globalized, the sourcing of capital, the informal social networking and the labour market dynamics are much more regionalized/localized.
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