In former studies cluster firms have hardly proven to be more resilient to shocks than non-cluster firms. Yet, there is a lack of research on how cluster firms can achieve resilience. Based on a qualitative study of firms in the Eastern German Lusatian energy cluster we found that after a shock...

Die Entwicklung von Clustern ist ein komplexer Prozess, in dem sowohl zentral und formal initiierte als auch dezentrale und selbst organisierte Aktivitäten der Cluster-Teilnehmer eine Rolle spielen. Untersuchungen zur Clusterentwicklung, die beides betrachten, sind selten. An dieser Stelle...

In the pursuit of strict climate policy targets the German government has decided that several lignite power plants have to be closed down by the year of 2019. One of the most affected regions is the Lusatia mining area in Eastern Germany. Here the question is raised how economic restructuring...

Die Entwicklung von Clustern ist ein komplexer Prozess, in dem sowohl zentral und formal initiierte als auch dezentrale und selbst organisierte Aktivitäten der Cluster-Teilnehmer eine Rolle spielen. Untersuchungen zur Clusterentwicklung, die beides betrachten, sind selten. An dieser Stelle...

In the pursuit of strict climate policy targets the German government has decided that several lignite power plants have to be closed down by the year of 2019. One of the most affected regions is the Lusatia mining area in Eastern Germany. Here the question is raised how economic restructuring...

In former studies cluster firms have hardly proven to be more resilient to shocks than non-cluster firms. Yet, there is a lack of research on how cluster firms can achieve resilience. Based on a qualitative study of firms in the Eastern German Lusatian energy cluster we found that after a shock...