In the past two decades, clusters have received widespread attention as an instrument for enabling firms to overcome … throughout time. In the 21st century a lot of work has been done towards the system approach of clusters and the policies that … preliminary stage of a PhD research project concerning the possibility of construction clusters in the region of Crete. …

Clusters are considered crucial nodes in the ongoing transformation of international value chains (IVCs). Due to … functionally shortening, and clusters are well suited to address the resulting demand for more diversified and higher value …-adding activities in geographical proximity, such as European economic area. However, clusters differ in their positions and capability …

clusters provide incubation for ‘competitive advantage’. It is the heightened interaction between ‘actors’, the intense … and serviced by prominent industry clusters. Such a paradigm is creating an escalation in tension between nationally …

of four cases of small producers' clusters in Northern Vietnam. …

Purpose – This paper aims to focus on the role of clusters as home and host country-specific advantages for … activities performed by MNEs abroad. This paper demonstrates the attractiveness of foreign clusters in the global innovation … process of MNEs. The main assumption is that location within innovative clusters may foster the ability of firms to generate …

knowledge networking in mature industrial clusters. To such end, it is assumed that proximity is not really what matters in … innovation (grounded in the resource based view and social capital approach) and industrial clusters/districts as theoretical … are usually involved in extra‐clusters networking, indicating that mere reliance on localized knowledge may result in …