Does inventor centrality foster regional innovation? The case of the Swiss medical devices sector

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ID10406708
AuthorsMonica Coffano (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Chair in Economics and Management of Innovation, Lausanne, Switzerland.), Dominique Foray (0000-0003-0694-4849, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Chair in Economics and Management of Innovation, Lausanne, Switzerland.), Michele Pezzoni (0000-0002-2255-8166, Université Côte d’Azur, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Le Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie et Gestion (GREDEG), France; Invernizzi Center for Research on Innovation, Organization, Strategy (ICRIOS), Bocconi University, Milan, Italy; and Bureau of Research on Innovation, Complexity and Knowledge (BRICK), Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, Italy., corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume51
Issue8
Pages1206-1218
Publication date2017-06-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueRegional Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-3404 • E-ISSN: 1360-0591
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00343404.2017.1329585
OpenAlexW2729587561
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited51

Does inventor centrality foster regional innovation? The case of the Swiss medical devices sector. Regional Studies. This paper contributes an empirical analysis to the discussion of the impact of inventors’ collaboration networks on regional innovation. More precisely, it investigates how inventors’ degree centrality in the regional co-invention network, and inventors’ cross-regional linkages, influence innovation in the Swiss medical devices sector. The results show that high values of inventor centrality and the presence of cross-regional linkages have mutually reinforcing effects on innovation. These findings provide insights for policy-makers designing policy to encourage regional innovation

Business · Centrality · Economic geography · Economics · Industrial organization · Political science · Regional development · Regional innovation system · Regional Policy · Regional science · Regional studies · Sociology · Firm Innovation and Growth · Innovation and Knowledge Management · Innovation Policy and RD

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