A research seminar at the Centre of Innovation Research with Thilo Lang, Universitetet i Leipzig.
Thilo Lang, Head of Department at the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography and Professor at the Global and European Studies Institute at the University of Leipzig
Beyond the urban bias in knowledge transfer – Learning from ‘peripheral’ Hidden Champions in Germany
Thursday, November 13 at 12:00–13:00 Room EOJ 276/277 or join on Teams
Abstract
An analysis of 160.000 collaborative projects confirms a strong urban bias in institutionalised knowledge transfer while quantitative and qualitative research with Hidden Champions in Germany offers complementary and contradictory perspectives. How can we better understand the complex spatiality’s of knowledge creation and innovation of these firms? What can we learn from studying innovation in ‘peripheral’ settings and how can we theorize from current research focussing on innovation outside of agglomerations?