A tale of two distances: a study of technological distance, geographic distance and multilocation firms

doi:10.1093/jeg/lby042

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	A tale of two distances: a study of technological distance, geographic distance and multilocation firms
	Wang, Shixiang 1; Zhao, Minyuan 2
刊名	JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
	2018-09
卷号	18 期号:5 页码:1091-1120
关键词	Geographic clustering technological distance multilocation firms knowledge appropriation
ISSN号	1468-2702
DOI	10.1093/jeg/lby042
英文摘要	The effects of geographic distance and technological distance on knowledge spillovers have been well acknowledged in the literature, but the two distances were mostly discussed in parallel. Taking advantage of the context of multilocation firms in technology clusters, we consider the joint role of geographic and technological distances by focusing on a salient feature of clusters: firms' concern about knowledge appropriation. Specifically, we analyze how a firm's choice of technological distance from local entities is affected by the competitive environment in the cluster as well as its intra-firm technological structure across clusters. Empirical findings based on the global semiconductors industry support our theory that, with stronger local competition, an innovating entity will increase its technological distance from neighbors to reduce unintended knowledge spillovers. However, the technological distance is smaller when the entity is part of a multilocation firm, has a larger technological distance from other locations within the firm and has stronger intra-firm integration across locations. We argue that these features limit knowledge spillovers and, hence, reduce firms' reliance on technological distance as a strategy for knowledge appropriation.
WOS研究方向	Business & Economics ; Geography
语种	英语
出版者	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
WOS记录号	WOS:000446866900005
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://10.2.47.112/handle/2XS4QKH4/521]
专题	上海财经大学
通讯作者	Zhao, Minyuan
作者单位	1.Shanghai Univ Finance & Econ, Coll Business, Shanghai, Peoples R China; 2.Univ Penn, Wharton Sch, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wang, Shixiang,Zhao, Minyuan. A tale of two distances: a study of technological distance, geographic distance and multilocation firms[J]. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY,2018,18(5):1091-1120.
APA	Wang, Shixiang,&Zhao, Minyuan.(2018).A tale of two distances: a study of technological distance, geographic distance and multilocation firms.JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY,18(5),1091-1120.
MLA	Wang, Shixiang,et al."A tale of two distances: a study of technological distance, geographic distance and multilocation firms".JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 18.5(2018):1091-1120.