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Agency and economic change in regions : identifying routes to new path development using qualitative comparative analysis

Grillitsch, Markus LU ; Sotarauta, Markku ; Asheim, Björn LU ; Fitjar, Rune Dahl ; Haus-Reve, Silje ; Kolehmainen, Jari ; Kurikka, Heli ; Lundquist, Karl Johan LU ; Martynovich, Mikhail LU orcid and Monteilhet, Skirmante , et al. (2023) In Regional Studies 57(8). p.453-1468
Abstract

This paper investigates the role of human agency in 40 phases of regional economic development in 12 Nordic regions over 30 years. It contributes with a theoretical framework to study agency over time and a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis based on a unique dataset combining over 200 interviews, with printed and online sources, and quantitative data. The paper identifies which combinations of agency types and context conditions make industrial upgrading or diversification possible, and investigates how such combinations come into being. The causal claims from this analysis are illustrated with empirical examples and discussed in relation to previous literature.

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entrepreneurship, industrial diversification, innovation, institutions, place-based leadership, regional development
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Regional Studies
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57
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8
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16 pages
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Taylor & Francis
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  • scopus:85130228763
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0034-3404
DOI
10.1080/00343404.2022.2053095
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Regional Growth against all odds
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English
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Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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  author       = {{Grillitsch, Markus and Sotarauta, Markku and Asheim, Björn and Fitjar, Rune Dahl and Haus-Reve, Silje and Kolehmainen, Jari and Kurikka, Heli and Lundquist, Karl Johan and Martynovich, Mikhail and Monteilhet, Skirmante and Nielsen, Hjalti and Nilsson, Magnus and Rekers, Josephine and Sopanen, Sami and Stihl, Linda}},
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  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  series       = {{Regional Studies}},
  title        = {{Agency and economic change in regions : identifying routes to new path development using qualitative comparative analysis}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2022.2053095}},
  doi          = {{10.1080/00343404.2022.2053095}},
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