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Journal

European Spatial Research and Policy

2020 | 27 | 1 | 75-104

Article title

The Role of Proximity in Resources Exchanged by Incubatees of Biopartner Center Leiden, the Netherlands

Authors

Veronique Schutjens , Maarten Kruger

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Abstracts

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Subject literature assumes that spatial proximity stimulates collaboration in thematic clusters. However, even in micro-scale settings, resource exchange is rare or entails only tangible resources. We empirically unravel how specific proximity indicators relate to the types of resources exchanged in incubatees’ business relationships. Based on 118 business relationships of incubatees, we conclude that on the micro-scale of an incubator, site proximity to another incubatee has a limited relation and geographical proximity to business partners outside the incubator has no relation to the types of resources exchanged. For the latter business relationships, personal similarity positively relates to the exchange of specific business knowledge resources.

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Publisher

Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego

Journal

European Spatial Research and Policy

Year

2020

Volume

27

Issue

1

Pages

75-104

Physical description

Dates

published
2020-06-30

Contributors

author
Veronique Schutjens
  • Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences, Princetonlaan 8A, 3584 CB Utrecht, the Netherlands
author
Maarten Kruger
  • Bureau Buiten, Achter Sint Pieter 160, 3512 HT Utrecht, the Netherlands

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Document Type

Publication order reference

Identifiers

DOI
10.18778/1231-1952.27.1.04

YADDA identifier

bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_18778_1231-1952_27_1_04
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