Absorptive Capacity and Social Capital in Regional Innovation Systems: The Case of the Lahti Region in Finland

Autor:	Vesa Harmaakorpi, Timo Pihkala, Anne Kallio
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Urban Studies Absorptive capacity Economics Environmental Science (miscellaneous) Economic system Innovation system Structural holes Social capital
Zdroj:	Urban Studies. 47:303-319
ISSN:	1360-063X 0042-0980
DOI:	10.1177/0042098009346373
Popis:	The recent theories of innovation suggest that there is great potential for innovation in the structural holes and weak links of the innovation system. Higher absorptive capacity enables an easier crossing over of structural holes in the innovation system, aided by social capital that is located in the social relationships of actors. However, the level of human and social interaction in regional innovation systems has been largely neglected as a research topic. Empirical research on a sample in the Lahti region in Finland suggested three forms of social capital: organisational bonding social capital, regional bridging social capital and personal creative social capital. Further analysis revealed three groups of actors’ interaction behaviour: Missionaries, House Mice and the Passive Resistance.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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