%0 Journal Article
%A Díez Vial, Isabel
%A Montoro Sánchez, María Ángeles
%T From incubation to maturity inside parks: the evolution of local knowledge networks
%D 2017
%@ 1741-5276
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/18882
%X This paper analyses the effect of the evolution of local knowledge networks on the innovative capacity of firms co-located. Using a network dynamic approach, this paper argues that the length of time that firms spend in a science park affects their local knowledge network. By the identification of three stages of local development-incubation, growth and maturity-, this study provides new insights about the role of science parks in both increasing their innovative capacity and promoting the exchange of knowledge among co-located firms. In this sense, science parks have been increasingly considered as a nurturing environment for business start-ups and lead to the development of growth-oriented firms, not being a consensus about how the length of time the firm spends in the park may affect these benefits.
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