Pathways to high-tech valleys and research triangles: innovative entrepreneurship, knowledge transfer and cluster formation in Europe and the United States

In some cases internationally renowned universities and/or research laboratories inspire engineers and scientists to become entrepreneurs and take the leadin cluster development (e.g. in the chapters on Food Valley Wageningen, the Knowledge Pearl Leuven-Flanders and the Scandinavian Oresund cluster). In othercases indigenous flagship firms, collaborating with each other and outsourcing many activities to smaller companies, may act as a region’s catalyst (e.g. in the chapters on Flanders Vegetable Valley, the Dutch horticultural industry and the Defence Diversification Agency in the UK). Chapters on North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park and the recent initiative to stimulate innovativenessin East Netherlands show that also an active government can stimulate emerging clusters by making local resources and funds available (e.g. risk capital, high-quality infrastructure), attracting foreign firms to invest and building ties between the private sector, knowledge institutions and local authorities. Provides a comparative perspective on the development of promising high-technology valleys and triangles like North Carolina, Israel Research Triangle Park,Knowledge Pearl Leuven-Flanders, emulating and learning from the leading innovation hotspot in the world, Silicon Valley Also provides inside perspectives on the promotion of innovation, entrepreneurship and knowledge transfer in distinct industries INDICE: From the contents Preface. High-tech clusters in the United Statesand Europe. The importance of innovation, entrepreneurship and knowledge transfer. Agri-food clusters and communities in Europe: Stimulating innovation, entrepreneurship and regional clustering in the East Netherlands.

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-8338-9
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 316
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés