Informal institutions and the geography of innovation: An integrative perspective

• Main Authors: GENG, Xuesong, HUANG, Kenneth G.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Informal institutions; Geography of innovation; Knowledge spillovers; Non-local social interaction; Multinational enterprises (MNE); Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations; Technology and Innovation
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5124; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6123/viewcontent/Informal_institutions_and_the_geography_of_innovation__1_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Integrating the insights from both institutional theory and economic geography, we develop a new conceptual framework to explain how formal and informal institutions in developing countries influence knowledge exchanges within and across geographical locations, thus affecting entrepreneurs’ and firm...