This paper reviews the literature on small‐world networks in social science and
management. This relatively new area of research represents an unusual level of cross …

Abstract T er W al ALJ and B oschma R. Co-evolution of firms, industries and networks in
space, Regional Studies. The cluster literature suffers from a number of shortcomings:(1) it …

Economic geography has developed a stronghold analyzing how geography impacts
innovation. Yet, despite increased interest in networks, a critical assessment of the role of …

This survey covers the recent literature on inter-firm networks as far as they have
implications for innovation and technological change. The studies are classified according to …

This paper assesses methods and components of formal evolutionary-economic modelling.
Methods are broadly classified into evolutionary game theory and selection dynamics …

Abstract T er W al ALJ Cluster emergence and network evolution: a longitudinal analysis of
the inventor network in Sophia-Antipolis, Regional Studies. It is increasingly acknowledged …

Although network analysis has gained increasing attention over the last years, the literature
on Regional Innovation Systems thus far has not embraced network methods. This study is …

A small-world simulation model of a regional innovation system combining the strength of
the intersubject relationship of the regional innovation system with the loosely coupled …

Menzel M.-P. Interrelating dynamic proximities by bridging, reducing and producing
distances, Regional Studies. The proximity concept explains the spatiality of relations and …

We investigate the impact of actors' positions within regional innovator networks on their
innovative performance. The networks of four selected regions are based on information on …