Regions

	This book has proved a great inspiration to many, including network researchers. This is a well researched and plausable explanation why Silicon Valley passed Boston as the high tech center of the world in the 80's.
The Sources and Consequences of Embeddedness for the Economic Performance of Organizations: The Network Effect Brian Uzzi	This looks at a number of apparel firms and looks at the positive and negative consequences of embeddedness. This is an empircal study that can provide strategic insight for both organizations and regional planning.
From Community of Innovation to Community of Inertia: The Rise and Fall of the US Tire Industry Donald Sull	This is a important article that looks at the consequences of too dense a network in a region.
Knowledge Networks as Channels and Conduits: The Effect of Spillover in the Boston Biotechnology Community Jason Owen-Smith/Woody Powell	This could be in business too, it addresses the evolution of biotechnology industry networks and their effects on innovation and organizational outcomes.
Social Networks, Informational Complexity and Industrial Geography Olav Sorenson