French “competitiveness clusters” were set up in 2005 to strengthen cooperation between small and large enterprises … of making this area more competitive and attractive through enhanced innovation. Our analysis of this set of about 70 … apparently similar networks, on which much data were collected, has given us an opportunity to investigate the factors explaining …

integration at the cluster level. Moreover, the literature on clusters has not focused on the role that governance may play in … analysing the role of cluster governance in knowledge management. An empirical study of two small French firm clusters was … carried out based on 29 interviews. The data analysis consisted essentially in content analysis. The clusters studied were …

« districts industriels » et de « clusters ». Encouragées par les travaux plus récents de Porter (1998), un peu partout dans le … performance des clusters et les conditions de transposition des démarches mises en œuvre. Ainsi, après une revue de la littérature … ciblée où nous avons mis en évidence les éléments rattachés à la performance des districts industriels et clusters (et plus …

environment, companies compete to maintain a relevant position through innovation. In response to these challenges, many companies … are currently adopting an open approach to innovation, pursuing innovation by combining internal and external resources …. Technology intelligence (TI) activities support the implementation of open innovation with the systematic capture and delivery of …

One of the most convincing explanations papers generally provide concerning clusters in knowledge-based economies … influences the weight and the resulting ambivalent role of knowledge spillovers at the aggregate level of clusters. We suggest … viability of clusters …

Parmi les multiples études portant sur les clusters à travers le monde, certaines voix s'élèvent pour souligner les … contribuée au développement des clusters et selon laquelle la localisation des acteurs sur un territoire serait facteur de succès …

Geographical clusters are nowadays considered as a relevant factor for competitiveness, thanks to their innovative … programmes supporting SMEs' innovation. This is insufficient. Innovation dynamics are different from a cluster to another and … many failures of innovation policies come from the lack of identification of these specificities. Therefore, this paper …

The paper is concerned with the process of SMEs' insertion into innovation projects within regional clusters. The … establish collaborative innovation projects. Rather than investigating how clusters facilitate the access to new resources and … innovation dynamics. A particular attention is given to the interplay between the features of territorial dynamics of innovation …

The importance of proximity in the field of innovation has been highlighted, notably, in studies on the Triple Helix … empirical approach, we have attempted to gain an insight into the ways in which networks involving local economic and academic … develop clusters and reform higher education and research by, amongst other things, setting up new regional bodies with a view …

détection de clusters temporels d'extrêmes dans une série chronologique. A cette fin, nous développons deux approches, l …