Knowledge networks in the Dutch aviation industry: the proximity paradox
Knowledge networks in the Dutch aviation industry: the proximity paradox
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DOI：
10.1093/jeg/lbr010
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发表时间：
2012-03-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Boschma, Ron
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作者：
Broekel, Tom;Boschma, Ron
近年来，人们广泛讨论了地理邻近对互动和知识共享的重要性。越来越多的人一致认为，地理上的邻近只是可能相关的许多邻近类型之一。我们认为，接近可能是一个至关重要的驱动程序代理连接和交换知识，但代理之间的任何维度上的太多的接近可能会损害他们的创新性能在同一时间。在荷兰航空业的知识网络的研究中，我们测试这个所谓的接近悖论经验。我们发现的证据表明，邻近悖论持有相当程度。我们的研究清楚地表明，认知，社会，组织和地理上的接近是至关重要的解释荷兰航空业的知识网络。然而，我们发现了强有力的证据表明，太多的认知接近降低了企业的创新绩效，组织接近没有效果。
The importance of geographical proximity for interaction and knowledge sharing has been discussed extensively in recent years. There is increasing consensus that geographical proximity is just one out of many types of proximities that might be relevant. We argue that proximity may be a crucial driver for agents to connect and exchange knowledge, but too much proximity between agents on any of the dimensions might harm their innovative performance at the same time. In a study on knowledge networks in the Dutch aviation industry, we test this so-called proximity paradox empirically. We found evidence that the proximity paradox holds to a considerable degree. Our study clearly showed that cognitive, social, organizational and geographical proximity were crucial for explaining the knowledge network of the Dutch aviation industry. However, we found strong evidence that too much cognitive proximity lowered firms' innovative performance, and organizational proximity did not have an effect.