Communication and Distance in Collaboration between High-technology Enterprises in Northern Finland

New technologies affect economic activities, even to the extent that some claim they have lessened the importance of geographical distance. However, collaboration in product innovation creation involves various elements; therefore the development of technologies does not make geographical proximity...

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Main Author: Katariina Ala-Rämi
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
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Northern Finland
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/09654310701448212
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spelling ftrepec:oai:RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:15:y:2006:i:8:p:1047-1062 2023-05-15T17:42:12+02:00 Communication and Distance in Collaboration between High-technology Enterprises in Northern Finland Katariina Ala-Rämi http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/09654310701448212 unknown http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/09654310701448212 article ftrepec 2020-12-04T13:37:11Z New technologies affect economic activities, even to the extent that some claim they have lessened the importance of geographical distance. However, collaboration in product innovation creation involves various elements; therefore the development of technologies does not make geographical proximity insignificant. In this paper a study is made of collaboration aiming to create a product innovation between high-technology enterprises in northern Finland, especially the intertwining between communication and geographical distance. The study is based on interviews with managers of high-technology enterprises. The results indicate that while email and personal meetings are seen as important, geographical proximity also has an effect on collaboration. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland RePEc (Research Papers in Economics)
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description New technologies affect economic activities, even to the extent that some claim they have lessened the importance of geographical distance. However, collaboration in product innovation creation involves various elements; therefore the development of technologies does not make geographical proximity insignificant. In this paper a study is made of collaboration aiming to create a product innovation between high-technology enterprises in northern Finland, especially the intertwining between communication and geographical distance. The study is based on interviews with managers of high-technology enterprises. The results indicate that while email and personal meetings are seen as important, geographical proximity also has an effect on collaboration.
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author Katariina Ala-Rämi
spellingShingle Katariina Ala-Rämi
Communication and Distance in Collaboration between High-technology Enterprises in Northern Finland
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title Communication and Distance in Collaboration between High-technology Enterprises in Northern Finland
title_short Communication and Distance in Collaboration between High-technology Enterprises in Northern Finland
title_full Communication and Distance in Collaboration between High-technology Enterprises in Northern Finland
title_fullStr Communication and Distance in Collaboration between High-technology Enterprises in Northern Finland
title_full_unstemmed Communication and Distance in Collaboration between High-technology Enterprises in Northern Finland
title_sort communication and distance in collaboration between high-technology enterprises in northern finland
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