International Business, Economic Geography and Innovation (IBEGIN) Conference

科学进步通过创新释放出创造性破坏的力量，这对行业、工人和地方具有重大的经济影响。然而，在现代全球网络化经济中，仅靠地方创新体系不足以维持经济活力。最好的想法和资源可能存在于遥远的地方。本次会议探讨了知识连接——跨地域、组织和技术空间的协作研发——作为一种全球分工。本次会议汇集了来自国际商业、经济地理学和创新研究领域的学者，共同探讨企业和地区的共同进化，并制定研究议程，以便在不断变化的全球创新体系中更好地为政策提供信息。本次会议将鼓励跨学科和跨学科的对话，以建立经济活动空间组织的整体观点。在为期两天的时间里（2015年11月13日至14日），天普大学将接待来自世界各地的学者，进行主题演讲、论文报告和研讨会。征稿将邀请所有相关学科的论文，支持综合方法和新颖数据。将杰出的学科学者与前沿的综合工作相结合，将为这一新兴研究领域提供合法性和方向。

Scientific advance unleashes the forces of creative destruction through innovation, which has significant economic implications for industries, workers and places. Yet in the modern globally networked economy, local innovation systems alone are not sufficient to sustain economic vitality. The best ideas and resources may reside in distant locales. This conference explores knowledge connectivity -- collaborative R&D across geographic, organizational, and technological space -- as a global division of labor. This conference brings together scholars from international business, economic geography, and innovation studies to consider the co-evolution of firms and locations and to define a research agenda to better inform policy in a changing global system of innovation.This conference will encourage cross- and inter-disciplinary dialog with the view of building a holistic view of the spatial organization of economic activity. Over a two-day period (Nov. 13-14th, 2015), Temple University will host scholars from all over the world, with keynote addresses, paper presentations, and workshops. A call for submissions will invite papers for all relevant disciplines, favoring integrative approaches and novel data. Combining prominent disciplinary scholars with leading edge integrative work will give legitimacy and direction to this nascent area of study.