Network Strategies for Regional Growth

In many regions the current focus of the state is to initiate and stimulate the emergence of inter-firm networks in order to produce growth. This book takes a management perspective on the operations and processes in these networks and describes and analyzes how and why geographical proximity influences inter-firm networks The last twenty years have seen a change in the economic policies pursued in many countries. The focus is not on specific firms or on the market in general any longer, but instead specific relationships and networks between firms residing in a region are the object for policy-makers' priorities. A vast amount of public resources are now pooled into projects and programmes that follow these ideas. The state initiates and stimulates the emergence of inter-firm networks in order to produce growth in a specific region. Both authorities' and firms' strategies are scrutinized as it displays how economic policy guides the inter-firm networks. These strategies do often differ, which make the networks difficult to manage for the actors involved, which makes this book an essential tool for those involved in these types of regional networks.

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MARTIN JOHANSON Professor in Business Administration at the Department of Business Studies at Uppsala University, Sweden. Prior to his academic career he worked for many years as a diplomat and business consultant. He is now a member of the consultancy company, IM-Gruppen. His primary research interests concern transformation of turbulent economies, firm entry into emerging markets and regional growth strategies. HELAeNE LUNDBERG Senior Lecturer at Mid Sweden University. She received her PhD from the University of Uppsala. Her main research interests include markets-as-networks, business-to-business relationships, engineered network initiatives, entrepreneurship and regional development.

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Network Strategies for Regional Growth; H.Lundberg & M.Johanson A New Role for Government in Regional Development; P.E.Parker & C.Ekelund Strategic Networks as Institutional Change: The Rich Wetlands of Kristianstad; H.Pihl Interaction, the Innovative Milieu and Porterian Clusters: A Survey-based Regional Assessment Illustrated with an Example of a Medical Technology Region in an early Cluster Life-cycle Stage; C.Steinle, H.Schiele & K.Mietzner Outcomes in Small-Firm Networks: A Quantitative Study in the Southern Brazilian Context; J.Renato Verschoore & A.Balestrin Email as a Communication Strategy in a Regional Strategic Network; E.Andresen, A.Bergman & L.Hallen Cluster Membership, Knowledge and SMEs' Internationalization; S.Michailova & S.Chetty The Tra 50 Group: A Supplier Network to IKEA; K.Elmhester & S.Brege Marketing Cooperation and Public Policy in Italian Networks of Fashion Firms; S.Guercini & A.Runfola Strategy Selection in Business Angel Networks: Venture Capital Strategy and Entrepreneurial Business Angel Strategy; L.Silver, N.Lundahl & B.Berggren Increased Internationalization for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises through Joint Export Networks; H.Jansson & P.Boye Some Final Words; H.Lundberg

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