Exploring the role of proximity in SME knowledge-acquisition

By Sally Davenport. 2005

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management

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A Network-based view of regional growth (2014, background): “…thought that non-proximate actors are often equally, if not better, able to transfer complex knowledge across such spatial boundaries, providing a high-performing network structure is in place (Davenport 2005; Dunning 2000; Lissoni 2001; McEvily and Zaheer 1999; Palazzo 2005; Zaheer and Bell 2005).”
International Exposure Through Network Relationships: Implications for New Venture Internationalization (2013, background): “…proximate firms might be a useful group to turn to for knowledge acquisition, such value is not always fundamental and depends on contextual (e.g., Davenport, 2005, Lemarié et al., 2001 and McKelvey et al., 2003) and firm (e.g., McCann and Folta, 2009 and Whittington et al., 2009) factors.”
Geographical pathways for SME internationalization: insights from an Italian sample (2013, background): “Researchers have emphasized that the importance of location within a district can also depend on the nature and the kind of the knowledge exchanged (Davenport, 2005; Sorenson et al., 2006).”
Universities and open innovation: the determinants of network centrality (2019, background): “…able to transfer strategically relevant and valuable knowledge across such spatial boundaries providing a high performing network structure is in place (McEvily and Zaheer 1999; Dunning 2000; Lissoni 2001; Dicken and Malmberg 2001; Davenport 2005; Palazzo 2005; Zaheer and Bell 2005; Teixeira et al.”
Universities, knowledge networks and regional policy (2008, background): “Many firms, however, do not acquire their knowledge from within geographically proximate areas, particularly those firms based upon innovation-driven growth where knowledge is primarily sourced internationally (Davenport, 2005).”
Innovation and Networking in Peripheral Areas—a Case Study of Emergence and Change in Rural Manufacturing (2007, background): “The aim of this paper is to contribute to the discussion concerning the role of distance versus proximity in the innovation processes of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in peripheral regions (Innovation Systems and the Periphery, 2005; Tödtling & Trippl, 2005; Asheim & Isaksen, 2003; Bosch”
Innovation in food firms: contribution of regional networks within the international business context (2007, background): “In the acquisition of knowledge by means of networks, a trajectory can be observed: firm’s networking activities start on the regional scale and move towards the international scale (Davenport 2005).”
Knowledge flow and inter-firm networks: The influence of network resources, spatial proximity and firm size (2010, background): “Within debates concerning inter-firm networks, the role of space and place are recognized as increasingly important features of network structure and operation (Pittaway et al. 2004; Davenport 2005; Iyer, Kitson, and Toh 2005; Giuliani 2007).”
Entrepreneurship, innovation and regional growth: a network theory (2015, background): “Many firms do not acquire their knowledge from within geographically proximate areas, particularly those based upon innovation-driven growth where knowledge is often sourced internationally (Davenport 2005).”
Network Capital, Social Capital and Knowledge Flow: How the Nature of Inter-organizational Networks Impacts on Innovation (2012, background): “Many firms do not acquire their knowledge from within geographically proximate areas, particularly those firms based upon innovation-driven growth where knowledge is often sourced internationally (Davenport, 2005).”