How should a cluster be designed to foster the innovativeness of its members? In this article,
we view self-aware and organised clusters as “meta-organisations” which can deliberately …

Purpose–This paper aims to examine whether in old industrial regions, the trajectory of
clusters follows that of their corresponding industry or deviates from it and which are the …

Supply chain clusters achieve viability by exploiting geographical concentration to gain
efficiencies in matching supply and demand. Although the benefits of operating in these …

Purpose This paper aims to recount the genesis of a successful innovation cluster among
Irish-based divisions of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and Irish universities in the …

Purpose–The purpose of this study is to elucidate the determinants of economic resilience at
various levels of analysis. While the economic benefits of regional clustering are well …

American communities face serious challenges when military bases close. But affected
municipalities and metro regions are not doomed. Taking a long-term, flexible, and …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how firms achieve competitiveness by
implementing design-driven innovation. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a …

As a consequence of the rapidly globalizing world economy, regions and countries of
Europe are facing increasing competition and development challenges. In order to sustain …

Purpose–The purpose of this article is to show the importance of joint actions and institutions
for collaboration (IFCs) in the development and performance of information technology (IT) …

Purpose–The purpose of this study is to explore the early stage of development of a cluster.
The literature on early stage of cluster development shows that there are often random …