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  1. A new role of the state for transformations through innovation?

    Article • August 2026, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dirk Fornahl

  2. Introduction to Beyond Innovation Hotspots

    Article • December 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dirk Fornahl

  3. “To be or not to be” located in a cluster?—A descriptive meta-analysis of the firm-specific cluster effect

    Article • The Annals of Regional Science, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dirk Fornahl

  4. Essential ingredients for radical innovations? The role of (un‐)related variety and external linkages in Germany

    Article • Papers of the Regional Science Association, March 2020, Wiley

    Dirk Fornahl

  5. University-industry collaborations—The key to radical innovations?

    Article • Review of Regional Research, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dirk Fornahl

  6. Radical or not? The role of clusters in the emergence of radical innovations

    Article • European Planning Studies, June 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dirk Fornahl

  7. Fostering place-based innovation and internationalization – the new turn in German technology policy

    Article • European Planning Studies, April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dirk Fornahl

  8. Effects of Being Located in a Cluster on Economic Actors

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dirk Fornahl

  9. The Life Cycle of Clusters

    Article • January 2017, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dirk Fornahl

  10. Introduction

    Article • November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dirk Fornahl

  11. Another cluster premium: Innovation subsidies and R&D collaboration networks

    Article • Research Policy, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dirk Fornahl

  12. Broadening Our Knowledge on Cluster Evolution

    Article • European Planning Studies, March 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Max-Peter Menzel, Robert Hassink, Dirk Fornahl

  13. New Electric Mobility in Fleets in the Rural Area of Bremen/Oldenburg

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dirk Fornahl

  14. Erratum to: New Electric Mobility in Fleets in the Rural Area of Bremen/Oldenburg

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dirk Fornahl

  15. FuE-Förderung zur Entwicklung ländlicher Räume: Empirische Bestandsaufnahmen und Entwicklungspotenziale

    Article • January 2014, Nomos Verlag

    Dirk Fornahl

  16. Introduction

    Article • September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dirk Fornahl

  17. Identifying Consumer Groups with Satisfactory Characteristics for Electric Mobility Usage

    Article • September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dirk Fornahl

  18. Socio-Economic Aspects of Electric Vehicles: A Literature Review

    Article • September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dirk Fornahl

  19. From the Old Path of Shipbuilding onto the New Path of Offshore Wind Energy? The Case of Northern Germany

    Article • European Planning Studies, May 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Robert Hassink, Dirk Fornahl

  20. Cluster Evolution and a Roadmap for Future Research

    Article • Regional Studies, November 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dirk Fornahl

  21. What drives patent performance of German biotech firms? The impact of R&D subsidies, knowledge networks and their location

    Article • Papers of the Regional Science Association, June 2011, Wiley

    Dirk Fornahl

  22. Regional innovation systems, clusters, and knowledge networking

    Article • Papers of the Regional Science Association, May 2011, Wiley

    Dirk Fornahl

  23. Persistence and Change of Regional Industrial Activities: The Impact of Diversification in the German Machine Tool Industry

    Article • European Planning Studies, December 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dirk Fornahl

  24. Emerging Clusters

    Article • January 2010, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Professor Max-Peter Menzel, Dirk Fornahl

  25. Ökonomische Innovationsforschung

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dirk Fornahl

  26. Heureka oder Phoenix aus der Asche?

    Article • Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie, January 2010, De Gruyter

    Dirk Fornahl

  27. Geographic concentration of innovative activities in Germany

    Article • Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, September 2009, Elsevier

    Dirk Fornahl

  28. Cluster life cycles--dimensions and rationales of cluster evolution

    Article • Industrial and Corporate Change, July 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Max-Peter Menzel, Dirk Fornahl

  29. Business Networks in Clusters and Industrial Districts

    Article • July 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dirk Fornahl

  30. B2C—bubble to cluster: the dot-com boom, spin-off entrepreneurship, and regional agglomeration

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Economics, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dirk Fornahl

  31. Technologische Diversifikation von Multi-Technologieunternehmen

    Article • WiSt - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, January 2008, Verlag Franz Vahlen GmbH

    Dirk Fornahl

  32. Geographic Clustering in Biotechnology: Social Networks and Firm Foundings

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dirk Fornahl

  33. Changes in Regional Firm Founding Activities

    Article • June 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dirk Fornahl

  34. Unternehmensgründungen und regionale Cluster

    Article • Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie, January 2005, De Gruyter

    Dirk Fornahl

  35. Scientific knowledge and implications for its diffusion

    Article • Journal of Knowledge Management, May 2002, Emerald

    Dirk Fornahl

  36. Die räumliche Verteilung des Wirtschaftens, urbane Systeme und selbstorganisierte Kritikalität

    Article • WiSt - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, January 2002, Verlag Franz Vahlen GmbH

    Dirk Fornahl

  37. Lokale Industrielle Cluster

    Article • WiSt - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, January 2001, Verlag Franz Vahlen GmbH

    Dirk Fornahl

  38. Emerging Clusters: A Conceptual Overview

    Article • Edward Elgar Publishing

    Professor Max-Peter Menzel, Dirk Fornahl

  39. Cluster Life Cycles - Dimensions and Rationales of Cluster Development

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, Elsevier

    Dirk Fornahl

  40. Origins of Human Capital in Clusters: Regional, Industrial and Academic Transitions in Media Clusters in Germany

    Article • Edward Elgar Publishing

    Dirk Fornahl

  41. Introduction: Structuring Informal Mechanism Of Knowledge Transfer

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dirk Fornahl

  42. Chapter 4 The Impact of Regional Social Networks on the Entrepreneurial Development Process

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dirk Fornahl