French “competitiveness clusters” were set up in 2005 to strengthen cooperation between small and large enterprises, and training and research institutions working on similar topics and located in the same geographical area, with the aim of making this area more competitive and attractive...

This article explores the diversity of 66 French competitiveness clusters, which were all accredited in 2005 according to the same specifications, by characterizing the initial context in which they emerged and taking a close look at the link between this initial context and their current...

Although there is a consensus concerning the need for public policy evaluation, there is no stable doctrine regarding the way such assessments should be carried out. Different models coexist or succeed one another; it is, for example, possible to schematically oppose a ballistic model of...

French Abstract: L’évaluation des politiques publiques est un thème récurrent pour les praticiens et chercheurs travaillant sur l’action publique. Mais au-delà de l’accord sur le principe, il n’y a pas stabilisation de la doctrine et de ses pratiques. Différents modèles coexistent...

French Abstract: Dans ce volet de nos recherches sur l’évaluation des clusters (cf. Gallié, Glaser, Lefebvre et Pallez, 2012, qui analyse le cas de l’évaluation de la politique française des pôles de compétitivité), nous comparons quatre cas européens d’évaluation de clusters:...

Dans ce volet de nos recherches sur l'évaluation des clusters, nous comparons quatre cas européens d'évaluation de clusters : Wallonie, Allemagne, Basse-Autriche et France. Nous développons d'abord une grille de lecture avec laquelle nous analysons ensuite ces différentes évaluations....

The literature on R&D collaboration highlights a broad set of rationales for allying with other organizations. At the same time, it has been reported that there exists a large variety of forms of collaboration. Nevertheless, the relation between the motives to collaborate and the different forms...

French “competitiveness clusters” were set up in 2005 to strengthen cooperation between small and large enterprises, and training and research institutions working on similar topics and located in the same geographical area, with the aim of making this area more competitive and attractive...