THE EFFECTS OF POTENTIAL AND REALIZED KNOWLEDGE SHARING IN BIOSCIENCE CLUSTERS

摘要

We examine the nature, evolution, and effects of potential and realized economic and industrial knowledge sharing through the comparison and contrast of two bioscience industrial regional clusters at different stages of development. We review relevant research related to the effects of knowledge spillover, regional innovation systems, knowledge management, and social network theory. The results suggest that spatial structure is not a significant factor in knowledge creation and dissemination process in the two clusters studied here. However, we found firm-level knowledge absorption capabilities, social networks, and knowledge spillovers mechanisms are significantly correlated to the formation of specialized knowledge in both clusters.