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Local global cognitive interfaces within industrial districts: an Italian case study

The learning organization, 2011-01, Vol.18 (4), p.301-312 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Emerald Group Publishing Limited ;Copyright Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 ;ISSN: 0969-6474 ;EISSN: 1758-7905 ;DOI: 10.1108/09696471111132513

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  • Title:
    Local global cognitive interfaces within industrial districts: an Italian case study
  • Author: Grandinetti, Roberto
  • Subjects: Absorptive capacity ; Business services ; Case Studies ; Cognitive Processes ; Competition ; Competitive advantage ; Economic Development ; Foreign Countries ; Global Approach ; Globalization ; Industrial markets ; Innovations ; Italy ; Knowledge ; Knowledge Management ; Local Issues ; Manufacturing ; Manufacturing Industry ; Role ; Studies ; Suppliers ; Supply chains
  • Is Part Of: The learning organization, 2011-01, Vol.18 (4), p.301-312
  • Description: Purpose - With the advance of globalization the competitive chances of industrial districts depends increasingly on their ability to connect to the cognitive circuits of the global economy. This challenge demands the presence of local actors capable of acting as cognitive interfaces between the district context and the global environment. The paper focuses on a specific category of local global cognitive interfaces, i.e. the institutions that provide knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS). The purpose is to explain how institutional KIBS play this role.Design methodology approach - The paper develops a detailed analysis of the case of such an institution operating in the chair-manufacturing district of North-East Italy. Based on this case study, a model is proposed for interpreting the role of a local global cognitive interface that institutional KIBS are able to perform.Findings - The first part of the framework shows the cognitive processes hosted by this type of institution and the connection between such processes and the KIBS's stock of knowledge. The second part of the model considers the interdependent core capabilities that enable a KIBS to act effectively as a local global cognitive interface.Originality value - The role that institutions, acting as KIBS, can play in promoting the survival of industrial districts has been discussed in some studies but no model has been proposed as yet to explain how these institutions can play such an important part. The paper aims to begin to fill this gap.
  • Publisher: Bradford: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0969-6474
    EISSN: 1758-7905
    DOI: 10.1108/09696471111132513
  • Source: Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
    ProQuest Central
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