Research Catalog

Title

Clusters in a cold climate : innovation dynamics in a diverse economy / edited by David A. Wolfe and Matthew Lucas.

Author

Innovation Systems Research Network. Conference (5th : 2003 : Ottawa, Ont.)

Publication

Montréal : Published for the School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, by McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004.

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Additional Authors

• Wolfe, David A.
• Lucas, Matthew.
• Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies.

Description

x, 228 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

"As Canada emerges from the recent economic downturn, firms in industrial clusters face a series of unique challenges. From established clusters in auto parts and wine, to emerging clusters in biotechnology, photonics and multimedia, firms must adapt to rapidly changing demand and cost conditions, cope with increased competition at home and abroad, and finance an accelerating pace of innovation. The papers in this volume examine how firms in eight clusters are meeting these challenges by accessing resources and markets, managing economic uncertainty, and adapting to market changes. Representing the latest research findings from members of the Innovation Systems Research Network, the papers highlight a number of key themes: the contribution of both local and global sources of knowledge to innovation within the clusters, the powerful draw of external markets that can act as the primary stimulus to innovative behaviour, the interaction between key elements of the research infrastructure and innovative firms, and the complex, but essential, influence of public policy on cluster dynamics."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

The innovation systems research series

Uniform Title

Innovation systems research series.

Subjects

• Technological innovations > Economic aspects > Canada > Congresses
• Industrial location > Canada > Congresses

Note

• Papers presented at the 5th Annual Conference of the Innovation Systems Research Network, held in Ottawa, Ont., May 1-2, 2003.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

1. Introduction : clusters in a cold climate / David A. Wolfe and Matthew Lucas -- 2. Shifting gears : restructuring and innovation in the Ontario automotive parts industry / Susan Fitzgibbon, John Holmes, Tod Rutherford and Pradeep Kumar -- 3. Learning, innovation and cluster growth : a study of two inherited organizations in the Niagara Peninsula wine cluster / Lynn K. Mytelka and Haeli Goertzen -- 4. Biotechnology companies and clustering in Nova Scotia / Philip Rosson and Carolan McLarney -- 5. The biotechnology cluster in Vancouver / J. Adam Holbrook, M. Salazar, N. Crowden, S. Reibling, K. Warfield and N. Weiner -- 6. Networking and innovation in the Quebec optics/photonics cluster / Melanie Keroack, Mathieu Ouimet and Rejean Landry -- 7. Clustered beginnings : anatomy of multimedia in Toronto / John N. H. Britton and Gerry Legare -- 8. The Montreal multimedia sector : district, cluster or localized system of production? / Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay, Catherine Chevrier and Serge Rousseau -- 9. Cluster or whirlwind? : the new media industry in Vancouver / Richard Smith, Jane McCarthy and Michelle Petrusevich.

ISBN

• 1553390385 (pbk.) :
• 1553390393 (bound) :

OCLC

• 54906153
• ocm54906153
• SCSB-5080933

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Columbia University Libraries