contributing to their survival. This study examines the case of micro firms involved in Terracotta art in Impruneta, Italy, and the … interests individually, or marginally collaborate outside Impruneta. Further, a number of barriers preventing collaboration were …Purpose – Collaboration among businesses, particularly in the current global economic downturn, can be a key strategy …

technological districts created in Italy under a specific public policy to promote innovation. The empirical analysis used an … and absorptive capacity of firms also play an important role in shaping collaboration strategies. Some considerations …