Knowledge spaces and places: From the perspective of a “born-global” start-up in the field of urban technology

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Highlights:

• We analyze the knowledge sourcing geographies of a born-global start-up.

• The firms’ innovation performance relies on its access to knowledge assets from different places.

• Companies like Living PlanIT play a decisive role in connecting knowledge cities and bridging knowledge across sites.

• The performance of knowledge cities increasingly relies on symbolic management.

摘要

•We analyze the knowledge sourcing geographies of a born-global start-up.•The firms’ innovation performance relies on its access to knowledge assets from different places.•Companies like Living PlanIT play a decisive role in connecting knowledge cities and bridging knowledge across sites.•The performance of knowledge cities increasingly relies on symbolic management.

论文关键词:Knowledge spaces and places,Urban operating system,Urban technology,Living PlanIT,Knowledge-city,Geography of innovation,Smart cities

论文评审过程:Available online 12 February 2014.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2014.02.015