Firms’ knowledge search and local knowledge externalities in innovation performance

•We explore firm-level and local area openness externalities on firms’ innovation performance.•Strong effects of both interactive collaboration and non-interactive contacts such as demonstration effects or copying.•Strong positive externalities of openness resulting from the intensity of local inter...

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Published in:	Research policy Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 43 - 56
Main Authors:	Roper, Stephen, Love, James H., Bonner, Karen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01.02.2017
Subjects:	Externalities of openness Innovation Local knowledge system Externalities of openness Innovation Local knowledge system UK
ISSN:	0048-7333, 1873-7625
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