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The geography of innovation and knowledge creation

The geography of innovation and knowledge creation focuses on two questions: i) Why is geographical proximity still relevant for innovation and knowledge creation, and ii) Why does innovation and knowledge creation happen in some places rather than others? Regarding the first question, innovation and knowledge creation are social processes; they require interaction between human agents.

The organization of knowledge creation

The organization of innovation and knowledge creation is concerned with the question, which combinations of conditions equip organizations with the ability to produce innovations and create knowledge and how and why do they do so? That is, what causal mechanisms explain innovation in organizations? Writing about the organization of innovation and knowledge creation, I distinguish between the interpretative and the analytical phases of innovation.

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)

QCA is a comparative case-study method. It uses Boolean algebra and formal logic to identify cross-case regularities. These regularities are substantively interpreted into causal mechanisms on the basis of case-based, contextual and theoretical knowledge.

Dr. Roel Rutten (Associate Professor) at Tilburg University

Roel Rutten is an Associate Professor at the Department of Policy and Organization Studies at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. My research focuses on knowledge creation and applies this to the three areas discussed above. My disciplinary background is organization sociology and economic geography. Given my interest in researching knowledge creation as a process, my empirical approach is mainly, though not exclusively, qualitative in nature.

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