E-Book, Englisch, Band 18, 111 Seiten
Aydogan / Chen Social Capital and Business Development in High-Technology Clusters
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-387-71911-5
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
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An Analysis of Contemporary U.S. Agglomerations
E-Book, Englisch, Band 18, 111 Seiten
Reihe: International Studies in Entrepreneurship
ISBN: 978-0-387-71911-5
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
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.
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1;Acknowledgments;7
2;Contents;9
3;Introduction;10
4;to 1 How High-Tech Industries Benefit from the Economies of Agglomeration;13
4.1;1.1 Introduction;13
4.2;1.2 Static Externalities and Industry Productivity;14
4.3;1.3 Industry Productivity Equations;16
4.4;1.4 Empirical Observations;19
4.4.1;1.4.1 Data;19
4.4.2;1.4.2 Preliminary Facts;21
4.5;1.5 Conclusions;25
5;to 2 Tacit Knowledge Transfer, Geographical Proximity, and Inter-Firm Contracts: The Silicon Valley Case;27
5.1;2.1 Introduction;27
5.2;2.2 Silicon Valley Firms and Firm Organization;30
5.3;2.3 Ranking the Inter-Firm Contracts;31
5.4;2.4 Hypotheses and Data;32
5.4.1;2.4.1 Hypotheses;32
5.4.2;2.4.2 Data and Methodology;34
5.4.3;2.4.3 Variable Definitions;38
5.4.3.1;2.4.3.1 Dependent Variable;38
5.4.3.2;2.4.3.2 Independent Variables;39
5.4.3.3;2.4.3.3 Control Variables;40
5.5;2.5 Results;41
5.5.1;2.5.1 The Ordered Probit Specification;41
5.5.2;2.5.2 Regression Results;42
5.6;2.6 Discussion and Concluding Remarks;44
6;to 3 Reciprocity, Proximity and Performance of Research Consortia;50
6.1;3.1 Introduction;50
6.2;3.2 Model;51
6.3;3.3 Conclusion;54
7;to 4 Citizenship, Social Capital, and Spatial Assimilation of Highly Skilled Labor and Location Choice;55
7.1;4.1 Introduction;55
7.2;4.2 Literature Review: Highly Skilled Labor, Immigration, Assimilation, and Social Capital;56
7.3;4.3 The Spatial Distribution of Science and Engineering PhD's;58
7.4;4.4 Hypotheses and Data;65
7.4.1;4.4.1 Hypotheses;65
7.4.2;4.4.2 The Data;66
7.4.3;4.4.3 Variables and Definitions;67
7.4.3.1;4.4.3.1 The Dependent Variable;67
7.4.3.2;4.4.3.2 Independent Variables;68
7.4.3.3;4.4.3.3 Control Variables;70
7.5;4.5 Methodology and Results;70
7.6;4.6 Conclusions and Discussion;76
7.7;4.6 Appendix: Variable Descriptions;78
8;to 5 Ethnic and Technical Clustering: Native-Born Americans Versus Foreign S0E Graduates;82
8.1;5.1 Introduction;82
8.2;5.2 H-1B Petitions: A Brief Review by Citizenship;83
8.3;5.3 Literature Review: Technology Clustering, Ethnic Clustering, and Social Capital;85
8.4;5.4 Data, Key Variable Distribution, Hypotheses, and Method;88
8.4.1;5.4.1 Data;88
8.4.2;5.4.2 Spatial Distribution of S&E PhDs, Including Citizenship, Ethnicity, and Occupation in the United States, Using the SDR 2001 Sample Data;88
8.4.3;5.4.3 Hypotheses;98
8.4.4;5.4.4 Method: Estimation Strategy and Variables;99
8.4.4.1;5.4.4.1 Estimation Strategy;99
8.4.4.2;5.4.4.2 The Dependent Variable;100
8.4.4.3;5.4.4.3 Independent Variables;100
8.4.4.4;5.4.4.4 Other Control Variables;101
8.5;5.5 Results;101
8.6;5.6 Conclusion and Policy Implications: United States;109
9;Index;116
