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MANAGING AREAS FOR INNOVATIONWILLEM VAN WINDEN, AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
LUIS DE CARVALHO, ERASMUS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
CONTACT: [email protected]
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QUESTIONS
• WHAT TYPE OF SYNERGIES ARE CHASED AT IN KNOWLEDGE LOCATIONS
• WHAT INSTRUMENTS ARE APPLIED TO CREATE/PROMOTE SYNERGIES IN THE LOCATION
• WHAT GOVERNANCE MODES/TYPES ARE APPLIED
KNOWLEDGE LOCATION: A DESIGNATED AREA WITH A FOCUS ON KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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CASE STUDIES
• AACHEN: NEW UNIVERSITY CAMPUS• AARHUS: IT CITY KATRINEBJERG• BIALYSTOK: TECHNOLOGY PARK• DUBLIN: THE DIGITAL HUB• EINDHOVEN: HIGH TECH CAMPUS/STRIJP S• HELSINKI: ARABIANRANTA• MAGDEBURG: SCIENCE PORT & CAMPUS• MANRESA: PARC CENTRAL• NEWCASTLE: SCIENCE CENTRAL• SAN SEBASTIAN: PIA/AUDIO-VISUAL
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SOME PRELIMS
• LITTLE EMPIRICAL SUPPORT FOR “SUCCESS” SCIENCE PARKS & RELATED CONCEPTS
• RECENT STUDIES: NON-LOCAL LINKS MATTER MORE
• “IN BARS, PEOPLE ARE OFTEN TOO DRUNK TO SAY SOMETHING TECHNICALLY MEANINGFUL”
• SOME HINTS THAT MANAGEMENT MAY MATTER
• LITTLE COMPARATIVE RESEARCH ON MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
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TYPES OF SYNERGIES
A SYNERGY ARISES “WHEN THE ORGANIZATION'S PARTS INTERACT TO PRODUCE A JOINT EFFECT THAT IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF THE PARTS ACTING ALONE”.
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EfficiencyEfficiency
Knowledge/innovation
Knowledge/innovation
Image/reputation
Image/reputation
Actors/success indicators
• Land/real estate owners• (anchor) tenants• Universities• Research institutes• Start-ups• Local government
Theory?
Case Tenant mix
Community building
Events Physical planning for interaction
Liaison management
Common labs/equipment
Pro-active Branding
Mgt unit+impl.
Aachen new campus
x x x x 57% x
Aarhus IT city
x 14 %
Dublin Digital Hub
x x x x 57% x
Eindhoven HTC
x x x x x x x 100% x
Eindhoven Strijp S
x x x x x 71% x
Helsinki Arabianranta
x x x x x x x 100% x
Magdeburg Science Port
x x 28 %
Manresa Parc Central
x x x x 57%
San Sebastian Pia
x x x x x 86%
77% 44% 66% 66% 56% 56% 66%
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GOVERNANCE
• LOOSE, INFORMAL MODELS: MAGDEBURG, AARHUS
• PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS: EINDHOVEN (STRIJP S), DUBLIN, HELSINKI
• PRIVATELY RUN: EINDHOVEN (HTC)
• UNIVERSITY-RUN: AACHEN
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CONCLUSIONS
• LARGE VARIETY IN MANAGEMENT APPROACHES
• POLICY MAKERS: STRONG “BELIEF” IN THE POTENTIAL OF KNOWLEDGE/INNOVATION SYNERGIES
• MANAGING TENANT MIX IS A CHALLENGE
• TENANTS: SERVICES (VALUE FOR MONEY) AND REPUTATION/SIGNALLING MORE IMPORTANT
• ADDITIONAL GOALS (“REGENERATION”)
• EASTERN/SOUTHERN EUROPE: SUBSIDY-DRIVEN
• POOR MONITORING / EVALUATION8
FOR FURTHER RESEARCH
• REPUTATION EFFECTS OF KNOWLEDGE LOCATIONS
• COMPARISON OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN PARKS FOCUSING ON SIMILAR INDUSTRIES
• APPLYING MANAGEMENT THEORY ON KNOWLEDGE LOCATIONS
• MANAGEMENT CHANGES OVER TIME
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