Literature on science and technology parks (STPs) lack a systematic understanding of how regional contextual factors affect the performance of STPs. The performance of STPs are continuously questioned and much empirical research fail to show consistent, positive impact of STPs on on-park firms or regional economy in general. Explanations are often sought internal to the STPs resulting in a gap in literature on the role of the regional context for STPs’ performance. This paper presents an exploratory, systematic literature review on the impact of regional contextual factors on the performance of STPs
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