Journal•ISSN: 0965-4313
European Planning Studies
Taylor & Francis
About: European Planning Studies is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Urban planning & European union. It has an ISSN identifier of 0965-4313. Over the lifetime, 2729 publications have been published receiving 83646 citations.
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TL;DR: The authors in this article reviewed the entrepreneurial ecosystem literature and its shortcomings, and provided a novel synthesis including a causal scheme of how the framework and sy... and a causal depth and evidence base is rather limited.
Abstract: Regional policies for entrepreneurship are currently going through a transition from increasing the quantity of entrepreneurship to increasing the quality of entrepreneurship. The next step will be the transition from entrepreneurship policy towards policy for an entrepreneurial economy. The entrepreneurial ecosystem approach has been heralded as a new framework accommodating these transitions. This approach starts with the entrepreneurial actor, but emphasizes the context of productive entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is not only the output of the system, entrepreneurs are important players themselves in creating the ecosystem and keeping it healthy. This research briefing reviews the entrepreneurial ecosystem literature and its shortcomings, and provides a novel synthesis. The entrepreneurial ecosystem approach speaks directly to practitioners, but its causal depth and evidence base is rather limited. This article provides a novel synthesis including a causal scheme of how the framework and sy...
1,051 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the future of industrial districts in a post-Fordist "learning economy" and argue that the core of the question is related to the collective learning capacity of small and medium sized enterprises in industrial districts.
Abstract: The article discusses the future of industrial districts in a post‐Fordist ‘learning economy’. It argues that the core of the question is related to the collective learning capacity of small and medium sized enterprises in industrial districts. In the article factors enabling and constraining the formation of a sufficient learning capacity are discussed. Special attention is paid to the role and function of the specific ‘Marshallian’ characteristics of industrial districts in securing a successful transformation of the districts into ‘learning regions’.
760 citations
TL;DR: A comparison of cases from Tupelo, Mississippi and Castel Goffredo, Lombardia, shows the relevance of clustering to localized economic development as mentioned in this paper, showing that the importance of lateral inter-firm relationships takes higher priority.
Abstract: Business clusters have been observed and studied since the turn of the century, yet the phenomenon has been vastly underrated and undervalued in economic development and planning policy As long as branch plants dominate economic development policy, interest in clustering involves merely seeking suppliers for these customers Today though, as industry restructures, becoming leaner and more flexible, the importance of lateral inter‐firm relationships takes higher policy priority A comparison of cases from Tupelo, Mississippi and Castel Goffredo, Lombardia, shows the relevance of clustering to localized economic development
735 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare temporary clusters with permanent spatial clusters and other types of inter-firm interactions, and find that regular participation in temporary clusters can satisfy a firm's need to learn through interaction with suppliers, customers, peers and rivals.
Abstract: Business people and professionals come together regularly at trade fairs, exhibitions, conventions, congresses, and conferences. Here, their latest and most advanced findings, inventions and products are on display to be evaluated by customers and suppliers, as well as by peers and competitors. Participation in events like these helps firms to identify the current market frontier, take stock of relative competitive positions and form future plans. Such events exhibit many of the characteristics ascribed to permanent spatial clusters, albeit in a temporary and intensified form. These short-lived hotspots of intense knowledge exchange, network building and idea generation can thus be seen as temporary clusters. This paper compares temporary clusters with permanent clusters and other types of inter-firm interactions. If regular participation in temporary clusters can satisfy a firm's need to learn through interaction with suppliers, customers, peers and rivals, why is the phenomenon of permanent spa...
633 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the concept of regional innovation systems against the background of modern theories of innovation and discuss how to design a regional innovation policy for three main area types in Norway.
Abstract: The theoretical part of the article examines the concept of regional innovation systems against the background of modern theories of innovation. The view of interactive learning as a fundamental aspect of the innovation process provides the ground for an interactive innovation model, which is greatly facilitated by geographical proximity and territorial agglomeration. The empirical part analyzes geographical variations in innovation activity in Norwegian industry, as well as examining more thoroughly innovation performance in two industrial agglomerations in Norway. On the basis of the theoretical clarification and empirical analyses carried out, the article finally discuss how to design a regional innovation policy for three main area types in Norway.
520 citations