Social Capital and Business Development in High-Technology Clusters An Analysis of Contemporary U.S. Agglomerations /

• Main Authors: Aydogan, Neslihan (Author), Chen, Yiu Por (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer US, 2008.
• Series: International Studies in Entrepreneurship ; 18
• Subjects: Business.; Management science.; Entrepreneurship.; Economics.; Business and Management.; Business and Management, general.; Economics, general.

The economics of regional clusters, where business formation, technological innovation, and the emergence of a highly-skilled labor force converge, has become a popular topic among academic researchers, entrepreneurs and investors, and policymakers alike. This book applies a variety of tools and mod...

Table of Contents:

• How High-Tech Industries Benefit from the Economies of Agglomeration
• Tacit Knowledge Transfer, Geographical Proximity, and Inter-Firm Contracts: The Silicon Valley Case
• Reciprocity, Proximity and Performance of Research Consortia
• Citizenship, Social Capital, and Spatial Assimilation of Highly Skilled Labor and Location Choice
• Ethnic and Technical Clustering: Native-Born Americans Versus Foreign S&E Graduates.