The aim of this paper is to analyse the spatial pattern of networks of Istanbul jewellery
cluster, based on the data collected from the sample firms through in-depth interviews. The …

Recently economic development approaches depending on the cluster concept have
become an important and popular subject which is discussed frequently by scholars and …

Since the 1990s, clusters, which are business systems created by firms concentrated in a
particular geographical area, have attracted the attention of researchers from different fields …

Michael Porter's concept of competitive advantages emphasizes the importance of regional
cooperation of various actors in order to gain competitiveness on globalized markets …

Purpose–To demonstrate the linkage between Porter's cluster theory and supply chain
management, and provide evidence of their potential joint positive impact on …

Networks and network science are not new: since the middle of the 20 th century, networked
structures are analyzed in geography. In recent years, however, with the emergence of …

Since the 1980s, the restructuring tendencies of capital have been calling for the
reorganization of production, reshaping of enterprises and reconsiderations of geographical …

Elaborating on the literature on industrial districts, this paper suggests that innovation and
networking are the two key issues, which provide the new generation industrial clusters' …

Since the early 1970s, the nature of production has changed quite fundamentally. The
changes in economic and social system caused new organisational forms and complex …

The main motivation behind the cluster approach in the 1990s is to improve the innovation
capacity by means of production networks. This paper presents the findings on production …