Beyond “buzz”: knowledge interactions, innovation, and neighborhood characteristics
研究蒙特利尔社区特征与企业知识交换重要性及创新的关系，发现密集、步行友好、高学历居民社区中企业更重视本地知识交换，且知识交换与渐进及激进创新相关。
Abstract We examine the link between neighborhood characteristics, the importance of knowledge exchange, and firm innovation in Montreal. To this end we combine two sources of data: place-of-residence census data from Statistics Canada and the results of an original firm survey. Through principal component analysis and subsequent clustering, we define five types of neighborhoods. The results revealed that firms assign higher importance to local knowledge exchange when located in dense, walkable neighborhoods with higher educated residents. Knowledge exchange, both local and global, correlates with incremental and radical innovation. Moreover, firms are innovative in any neighborhood, provided they engage in knowledge exchange.