Learning in socio-spatial context: an individual perspective

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Learning in socio-spatial context: an individual perspective

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Author(s): Roel Rutten

Publication date (Print): 1 March 2014

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Roel Rutten is assistant professor at the School of Social and Behavioural Sciences of Tilburg University and has worked as a consultant of regional innovation policy. His research interests include innovation and organization and the geography of innovation and learning. He is a founding member of the Social Dynamics of Innovation Networks research community and an active member of the Regional Studies Association. He frequently engages with practitioners in the field of innovation and regional development.

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Journal ID (doi): 10.2307/j50022063

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ISSN: 0810-9028

ISSN: 1470-1030

Publication date (Print): 1 March 2014

Volume: 32

Issue: 1 ( doiID: 10.1080/prometheus.32.issue-1 )

Pages: 67-74

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School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Tilburg University, The Netherlands

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DOI: 10.1080/08109028.2014.945291

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[1] Amin, A. and Cohendet, P. (2004) Architectures of Learning: Firms, Capabilities and Communities, Oxford University Press, Oxford.

[2] Amin, A. and Roberts, J. (2008) ‘Knowing in action: beyond communities of practice’, Research Policy, 37, 2, pp.353–69.

[3] Bathelt, H., Malmberg, A. and Maskell, P. (2004) ‘Clusters and knowledge: local buzz, global pipelines and the process of knowledge creation’, Progress in Human Geography, 28, 1, pp.31–56.

[4] Brown, J. and Duguid, P. (1991) ‘Organizational learning and communities-of-practice: toward a unified view of working, learning, and innovation’, Organization Science, 2, 1, pp.40–57.

[5] Faems, D., Janssens, M. and van Looy, B. (2007) ‘The initiation and evolution of interfirm knowledge transfer in R&D relationships’, Organization Studies, 28, 11, pp.1699–728.

[6] Field, J. (2003) Social Capital, Routledge, London.

[7] Florida, R. (2002) The Rise of the Creative Class and How it's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life, Basic Books, New York.

[8] Gambaedella, A., Mariana, M. and Torrisi, S. (2009) ‘How “provincial” is your region? Openness and regional performance in Europe’, Regional Studies, 43, 7, pp.935–47.

[9] Gertler, M. (2003) ‘Tacit knowledge and the economic geography of context, or the undefinable tacitness of being (there)‘, Journal of Economic Geography, 3, 1, pp.75–99.

[10] Granovetter, M. (1985) ‘Economic action and social structure: the problem of embeddedness’, American Journal of Sociology, 91, 3, pp.481–510.

[11] Grant, R. (1996) ‘Toward a knowledge-based theory of the firm’, Strategic Management Journal, 17, pp.109–22.

[12] Lam, A. (2000) ‘Tacit knowledge, organizational learning and societal institutions: an integrated framework’, Organization Studies, 21, 3, pp.487–513.

[13] Lorentzen, A. (2008) ‘Knowledge networks in local and global space’, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 20, 6, pp.533–46.

[14] Malecki, E. (2010) ‘Global knowledge and creativity: new challenges for firms and regions’, Regional Studies, 44, 8, pp.1033–52.

[15] Morgan, K. (1997) ‘The learning region: institutions, innovation and regional renewal’, Regional Studies, 31, 5, pp.491–503.

[16] Morgan, K. (2004) ‘The exaggerated death of geography: learning, proximity and territorial innovation systems’, Journal of Economic Geography, 4, 1, pp.3–21.

[17] Muthusamy, S. and White, M. (2005) ‘Learning and knowledge transfer in strategic alliances: a social exchange view’, Organization Studies, 26, 3, pp.415–41.

[18] Nonaka, I. and von Krogh, G. (2009) ‘Tacit knowledge and knowledge conversion: controversy and advancement in organizational knowledge creation theory’, Organization Science, 20, 3, pp.635–52.

[19] Reagans, R. and McEvily, B. (2003) ‘Network structure and knowledge transfer: the effect of cohesion and range’, Administrative Science Quarterly, 48, 2, pp.240–67.

[20] Simmie, J. (2005) ‘Innovation and space: a critical review of the literature’, Regional Studies, 39, 6, pp.789–804.

[21] Storper, M. and Venables, A. (2004) ‘Buzz: face-to-face and the urban economy’, Journal of Economic Geography, 4, 4, pp.351–70.

[22] Torre, A. (2008) ‘On the role played by temporal geographical proximity in knowledge transmission’, Regional Studies, 42, 6, pp.869–89.

[23] Tsoukas, H. (2009) ‘A dialogical approach to the creation of new knowledge in organizations’, Organization Science, 20, 6, pp.941–57.

[24] Uzzi, B. (1997) ‘Social structure and competition in interfirm networks: the paradox of embeddedness’, Administrative Science Quarterly, 42, 1, pp.35–67.

[25] Wenger, E. (1998) Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning and Identity, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.