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Björn Asheim
Researcher at University of Stavanger
Publications - 151
Citations - 13848
Björn Asheim is an academic researcher from University of Stavanger. The author has contributed to research in topics: Human geography & Regional innovation system. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 149 publications receiving 12862 citations. Previous affiliations of Björn Asheim include University of Oslo & University of Santiago de Compostela.
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Talents and Innovative Regions: exploring the Importance of Face-to-Face Communication and Buzz
Björn Asheim,Jan Vang +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that face-to-face communication and buzz are becoming increasingly important in the regionalizing le arning economy, and that these conceptual inadequacies lead to exaggerating the importance of cities as sites for creation of innovations, hence regional competitiveness.
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Different creative cities: exploring Danish data to adapt the creative class argument to small welfare economies
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Unrelated knowledge combinations: Unexplored potential for regional industrial path development
TL;DR: In this article, a critical discussion of the related variety -regional branching argument and foregrounding a more differentiated perspective on regional industrial path development is presented, and a conceptual framework capturing the opportunity space for regional structural change that unveils the relevance of path upgrading, path importation, path branching, path diversification and new path creation as different forms of new path development.
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Regional innovation strategy for resilience and transformative industrial path development: Evolutionary theoretical perspectives on innovation policy
Björn Asheim,Sverre J. Herstad +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors look for new perspectives on theory and policy with important implications for promoting the most radical forms of industrial path development, viz. path diversification based on unrelated knowledge combinations and new path creation.
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Innovation policy for economic resilience: The case of Sweden
Björn Asheim,Jerker Moodysson +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an overview of the Swedish innovation system and the main strategies for Swedish innovation policy, with specific focus on VINNOVA's place-based support to specialised areas integrating competences from different sectors in society.