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- 2020
- Working Paper
(Co-) Working in Close Proximity: Knowledge Spillovers and Social Interactions
By: Maria P. Roche, Alexander Oettl and Christian Catalini
We examine the influence of physical proximity on between-firm knowledge spillovers at one of the largest technology co-working hubs in the United States. Relying on the random assignment of office space to the hub's 251 startups, we find that proximity positively...
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Keywords:
Startups;
Knowledge Integration;
Co-working Hub;
Micro-geography;
Business Startups;
Knowledge Sharing;
Technology Adoption;
Geographic Location;
Interpersonal Communication;
Performance
Roche, Maria P., Alexander Oettl, and Christian Catalini. "(Co-) Working in Close Proximity: Knowledge Spillovers and Social Interactions." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-024, May 2020. (Revised February 2022.)
- April 2017
- Supplement
CIC: Catalyzing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (B)
By: William R. Kerr, Sari Kerr and Alexis Brownell
CIC engages in "guerrilla warfare," offering free or highly discounted rates in order to get its empty offices filled before the opening day of its St. Louis branch. Opening day is a huge success, and CIC St. Louis grows rapidly, even opening a second building. In the...
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Keywords:
Start-ups;
Boston;
Cambridge;
St. Louis;
CIC;
Cambridge Innovation Center;
Co-working Space;
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems;
Innovation Ecosystems;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Expansion;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Boston;
Cambridge;
St. Louis
Kerr, William R., Sari Kerr, and Alexis Brownell. "CIC: Catalyzing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 817-127, April 2017.
- March 2017
- Case
CIC: Catalyzing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (A)
By: William R. Kerr, Sari Kerr and Alexis Brownell
CIC creates "entrepreneurial ecosystems," renting out office and co-working space to start-ups and related companies and providing basic business needs like Wi-Fi and legal advice. Founder Tim Rowe refers to the CIC as "innovation infrastructure," bringing together...
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Keywords:
Start-ups;
Boston;
Cambridge;
St. Louis;
CIC;
Cambridge Innovation Center;
Co-working Space;
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems;
Innovation Ecosystems;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Business Offices;
Innovation and Invention
Kerr, William R., Sari Kerr, and Alexis Brownell. "CIC: Catalyzing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (A)." Harvard Business School Case 817-126, March 2017.