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Sub-theme 48:

A Knowledge Perspective on Emerging Clusters and the Role of Creative Entrepreneurs

 

Convenors:

Tom Elfring
Vrije University Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
telfring@feweb.vu.nl

Marleen Huysman
Vrije University Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
mhuysman@feweb.vu.nl

Mette Mønsted
Copenhagen Business School (Denmark)
mm.lpf@cbs.dk

Robin Teigland
Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden)
robin.teigland@hhs.se


 

Session I: Thursday, July 10 – 11:00–12:30
Multi-Level 1

Chair: Tom Elfring

Pierre-Jean Barlatier
Studying coevolutionary, multidimensional dynamics for clusters' knowledge management: the case of the Telecom Valley
Discussant: Wouter Stam

Anne-Laure Boncori and Elodie Loubaresse
Cluster, networks and cognition: A Russian nesting doll perspective
Discussant: Anna Stephens
 

Session II: Thursday, July 10 – 14:00–15:30
Multi-Level 2

Chair: Marleen Huysman

Wouter Stam, Martin Ihrig, Ian C. MacMillan and Max H. Boisot
The emergence of knowledge structures in regional clusters: An illustration using the SimISpace Model
Discussant: Anne-Laure Boncori

Anna Stephens, Pat Rowe, John Steen, Shaun Coffey and Greg Harper
Collective learning in biotechnology clusters – A structuration perspective
Discussant: Pierre-Jean Barlatier
 

Session III: Friday, July 11 – 9:00–10:30
Knowledge Broker

Chair: Mette Mønsted

Elodie Loubaresse
Who are the knowledge brokers in emerging clusters? Influence of broker characteristics on their role
Discussant: Charles Collet

Yekta Mustafa and Stephen Cheng
Knowledge flow and intergenerational conflict in ethnic business communities in Australia
Discussant: Elena Bou

Roland Zs. Szabo and Lilla Hortovanyi
Knowledge brokering in emerging high-technology cluster
Discussant: Finn Hanssen
 

Session IV: Friday, July 11 – 14:00–15:30
Entrepreneur

Chair: Robin Teigland

Elena Bou and Alfons Sauquet
Clusters, entrepreneurs and knowledge sharing: The Priorat Case Study
Discussant: Mark J. Ahn

Mark Lazerson and Gianni Lorenzoni
How entrepreneurial creativity upsets Italy's fashion clusters
Discussant: Antonella Zucchella

Antonella Zucchella and Stefano Denicolai
The entrepreneurial knowledge broker: A case study research from the domain of applied art
Discussant: Mark Lazerson
 

Session V: Friday, July 11 – 16:15–17:45
Technology

Chair: Robin Teigland

Mark J. Ahn, Michael D. Meeks and Sally Davenport
Exploring technology agglomeration patterns for multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms: Implications for life science entrepreneurs
Discussant: Elodie Loubaresse

Charles Collet
When local anchors shape the assets: Acknowledge perspective on emerging clusters in nanotechnology
Discussant: Roland Zs. Szabo

Mette Mønsted and Finn Hanssen
Challenges and actors in developing new forms of collaboration to include sustainable energy in the energy sector
Discussant: Yekta Mustafa
 

Session VI: Saturday, July 12 – 9:00–10:30
Insider Outsider 1

Chair: Tom Elfring

Bénédicte Aldebert, Rani Jeanne Dang and Christian Longhi
Temporary clusters and knowledge creation: The case of tourism
Discussant: Dean A. Hennessy

Cristina Boari and Federico Riboldazzi
Learning in a small world: The case of the comics' cluster in Bologna
Discussant: Marc D. Bahlmann
 

Session VII: Saturday, July 12 – 11:15–12:45
Insider Outsider 2

Chair: Marleen Huysman

Dean A. Hennessy
The effects of outsider entry on indigenous firm innovation in industry clusters
Discussant: Cristina Boari

Marc D. Bahlmann
The Amsterdam Interactive Media cluster from a knowledge-based perspective
Discussant: Bénédicte Aldebert

 

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