The Oxford Handbook of Local Competitiveness

by David B. Audretsch (Editor), Albert N. Link (Editor), Mary Lindenstein Walshok (Editor)

Overview

The local levels of economies have felt the impact of technological change and globalization. These forces have triggered the need to understand the dynamic mechanisms that enable locales to respond to such changes. For example, the downsizing of traditional employers because of a major loss in market share due to new competitors, acquisition by global firms, or off-shoring of production or services was traditionally thought to be beyond the scope of powers of local policy makers, thinkers, and business leaders. In the world of practice, those concerned about the economic performance of place-city, region or state-are increasingly focused on how to adapt to these trends and leverage their existing resources to respond to these global challenges as a positive opportunity. The Oxford Handbook of Local Competitiveness brings together some of the leading minds in the fields of business, economics, and the social sciences to identify, articulate, and analyze what influences and shapes local competitiveness and what places can do to enhance their economic performance. The contributors to the Handbook provide a body of systematic analyses suggesting that the local context is a critical element of the forces that shape competitiveness. The challenges to generate and sustain economic performance vary across places, and the factors and conditions that either enhance or impede competiveness also are place-specific. Finally, the characteristics and nature of what constitutes success also vary across places. This Handbook is essential reading material for academics in the fields of economics and public policy, as well as business leaders who hope to gain a more in-depth understanding of their field. Informative and intellectually rigorous, The Oxford Handbook of Local Competitiveness is the definitive volume of scholarly analysis regarding the relationship between place and economic competition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199993321
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/03/2015
Series:	Oxford Handbooks
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	592
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

David B. Audretsch is a Distinguished Professor and Ameritech Chair of Economic Development at Indiana University, where he also serves as Director of the Institute for Development Strategies. He is also an Honorary Professor of Industrial Economics and Entrepreneurship at the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany. In addition, he serves as a Visiting Professor at the King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, and is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London. Albert N. Link is Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). He received, with honors, a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Richmond in 1971 and a Ph.D. in economics from Tulane University in 1976. After receiving the Ph.D., he joined the economics faculty at Auburn University, where he remained until he joined the economics faculty at UNCG in 1982. Professor Link's research focuses on technology and innovation policy, the economics of R&D, and policy/program evaluation. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Technology Transfer. Mary Lindenstein Walshok is Associate Vice Chancellor, Public Programs, Dean, University Extension and Adjunct Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. Professor Walshok is a leading thinker on aligning workforce development with regional economic growth and innovation. As an industrial sociologist, she has been researching various American regions for the US Department of Labor, NSF, and Lilly Foundation. One of her current research projects is an NSF-funded study of the role of boundary-spanning organizations in shaping the social and cultural dynamics of highly innovative regions.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction David B. Audretsch, Albert N. Link and Mary Lindenstein Walshok PART I: THE CONCEPT OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS 2. The Strategic Management of Place David B. Audretsch 3. Talent , Cities, and Competitiveness Richard Florida and Charlotta Mellander 4. Enabling Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Philip E. Auerswald 5. Construction of the Cluster Commons Orjan Solvell 6. Alfred Marshall, Alive and Well? The Rise and Evolution of Innovative Manufacturing Clusters in a Globalizing Economy Dan Breznitz and Guilio Buciuni 7. Something New: Where Do New Industries Come From? Maryann P. Feldman and Sam M. Tavassoli PART II: CRITICAL DRIVERS OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS 8. Local Competitiveness Fostered through Local Institutions for Entrepreneurship Martin Andersson and Magnus Henrekson 9. The National Resource Curse in the Arab Gult: Rapid Change and Local Culture Thomas Andersson 10. The Role of Universities for Local and Regional Competitiveness Erik E. Lehmann 11. The Grand Challenge Model of R&D Christopher S. Hayter 12. Commercialization or Engagement: Which Is of More Significance for Regional Economies? Martin Kenney 13. Philanthropy, Competition, and Local Competitiveness: A Schumpeterian Conundrum Zoltan J. Acs 14. Local Policies for High-Growth Firms Erik Stam and Niels Bosma 15. Innovation Brokers Doug Henton and Jessie Oettinger 16. Swimming Upstream: Why Regional Economic Development Depends on National Economic Competitiveness Robert D. Atkinson PART III: COMPETITIVENESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL 17. Competitive Advantages from University Research Parks Albert N. Link 18. The Co-Creation of Locally Useful Knowledge by Business Schools Simon Mosey, Paul Kirkham, and Martin Binks 19. Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development: The Relevance of Shaping Inter-temporal Local Intangible Conditions José L. Gonzalez-Pernía, Maribel Guerrero, and Iñaki Peña-Legazuke 20. In Search of New Competitive Advantage: Japan's Local Firms in Sustainable Business Hideki Yamawaki, Hiro Motoki, and Kayo Hirai 21. Assessing State-level Science and Technology Policies: North Carolina's Experience with SBIR State Matching Grants John Hardin, Lauren Lanahan, and Lukas C. Brun 22. Clusters, Communities, and Competitiveness - An Emerging Model from America's Midwest David Lawther Johnson 23. Lessons on Microenterprise Development from a University-Based Microlending Development Program Paul Miesing, Brad Watts, Donald S. Siegel, and Katharine Briar-Lawson 24. A Region in Transition: Bottom up Economic Transformation in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland Mary Lindenstein Walshok and Steve Orr 25. The 2008 Economic Crisis and its Impact on Universities' Competitiveness Shiri M. Breznitz and Paige A. Clayton 26. Smart Specialization and European Regional Development Policy Dominique Foray, Philip McCann, and Raquel Ortega-Argilés

Editorial Reviews

"The editors of the Handbook (Audretsch, Link, and Walshok) should be commended for their efforts in curating such an extensive and diverse selection of literature within a single, concise volume. This book represents a significant achievement in presenting the issues surrounding local competitiveness and should become a valuable resource for academics interested in this field of research."
—Economic Geography

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