David Doloreux, recipient of an Early Researcher Award

The research will address key issues of innovation and commercialization within and across promising sectors for both rural and urban economic growth. He will link region and regional clustering of industry with the study of innovation to examine the links between innovation, entrepreneurship, business performance and regional economic development, and the role of supporting organizations in enhancing regional industrial competitiveness.

The results will shed light upon the policy implications and the conditions for implementing regional and sectoral innovation strategies in Ontario.