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Social Capital and Business Development in High-Technology Clusters : An Analysis of Contemporary U.S. Agglomerations / by Neslihan Aydogan, Yiu Por Chen
Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: International Studies in Entrepreneurship ; 18 | SpringerLink BücherPublisher: New York, NY : Springer-Verlag New York, 2008Description: Online-Ressource (digital)ISBN:- 9780387719115
- 658.421
- 338.4762 22 22
- 338.761004 22
- HB615
- HC79.H53
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Summary: 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. This fascinating book applies a variety of tools and models to analyze, in depth, the formation and growth of high-tech clusters. It does this first by exploring the institutional forces that promote the failure or success of such agglomerations, and then by focusing on the dynamics of the labor force.Summary: 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 models to analyze, in depth, the formation and growth of high-tech clusters, first by exploring the institutional forces that promote the failure or success of such agglomerations, and then by focusing on the dynamics of the labor force, including knowledge and skill transfer, job creation, and hiring practices. Considering the influence of such factors as geographical proximity, inter-firm networks, and ethnic and cultural features, the authors present a rigorous, empirical approach to the development of human and social capital in high-tech environments, with implications for business creation, organizational management, and institutional policymaking.PPN: PPN: 164829930XPackage identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-SBE
Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; to 1 How High-Tech Industries Benefit from the Economies of Agglomeration; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Static Externalities and Industry Productivity; 1.3 Industry Productivity Equations; 1.4 Empirical Observations; 1.4.1 Data; 1.4.2 Preliminary Facts; 1.5 Conclusions; to 2 Tacit Knowledge Transfer, Geographical Proximity, and Inter-Firm Contracts: The Silicon Valley Case; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Silicon Valley Firms and Firm Organization; 2.3 Ranking the Inter-Firm Contracts; 2.4 Hypotheses and Data; 2.4.1 Hypotheses; 2.4.2 Data and Methodology
2.4.3 Variable Definitions2.4.3.1 Dependent Variable; 2.4.3.2 Independent Variables; 2.4.3.3 Control Variables; 2.5 Results; 2.5.1 The Ordered Probit Specification; 2.5.2 Regression Results; 2.6 Discussion and Concluding Remarks; to 3 Reciprocity, Proximity and Performance of Research Consortia; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Model; 3.3 Conclusion; to 4 Citizenship, Social Capital, and Spatial Assimilation of Highly Skilled Labor and Location Choice; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Literature Review: Highly Skilled Labor, Immigration, Assimilation, and Social Capital
4.3 The Spatial Distribution of Science and Engineering PhD's4.4 Hypotheses and Data; 4.4.1 Hypotheses; 4.4.2 The Data; 4.4.3 Variables and Definitions; 4.4.3.1 The Dependent Variable; 4.4.3.2 Independent Variables; 4.4.3.3 Control Variables; 4.5 Methodology and Results; 4.6 Conclusions and Discussion; 4.6 Appendix: Variable Descriptions; to 5 Ethnic and Technical Clustering: Native-Born Americans Versus Foreign S0E Graduates; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 H-1B Petitions: A Brief Review by Citizenship; 5.3 Literature Review: Technology Clustering, Ethnic Clustering, and Social Capital
5.4 Data, Key Variable Distribution, Hypotheses, and Method5.4.1 Data; 5.4.2 Spatial Distribution of S&E PhDs, Including Citizenship, Ethnicity, and Occupation in the United States, Using the SDR 2001 Sample Data; 5.4.3 Hypotheses; 5.4.4 Method: Estimation Strategy and Variables; 5.4.4.1 Estimation Strategy; 5.4.4.2 The Dependent Variable; 5.4.4.3 Independent Variables; 5.4.4.4 Other Control Variables; 5.5 Results; 5.6 Conclusion and Policy Implications: United States; Index
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