Global pipelines or global buzz? A micro-level approach towards the knowledge-based view of clusters

Abstract

Recent theorizing in cluster literature emphasizes the importance of inter-cluster knowledge linkages in addition to local knowledge dynamics, enabling new and innovative ideas to flow from one cluster to the other.This paper contributes to this topic by studying inter-cluster knowledge linkages at an individual level of analysis, making use of qualitative social network measures.Central to this case is the Amsterdam New Media-cluster, with a special focus on entrepreneurs engaging in lively inter-cluster exchange of knowledge and debate, resulting in the exchange of new visions and ideas across cluster boundaries.The proposed distinction between local buzz and global pipelines is complemented by adding a third category of interlocal knowledge exchange: global buzz.

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