competing on innovation in the global value chain; special attention is paid to clustered SMEs. By comparing 4 clusters in …This paper is concerned with unpacking the role of clusters in supporting the move from competing on low-costs to … contributes to current discussion on upgrading in clusters in developing countries by a) providing an explanation on how localized …

. Local peer effects appear as important in explaining local clusters of entrepreneurs, and imply a local feedback-effect in …

of regional innovation systems in the landscape of evolutionary economic geography. It argues that the current emphasis … a renewed regional innovation systems approach, the article presents a policy intervention framework for constructing …

Clusters are considered an adequate tool for development by governments and international organizations. Existing … clusters in Asia, we highlight significant industrial differences in the relative importance of the cluster soft and hard …

Most of the studies about industrial clusters and innovation stress the importance of firms’ geographical proximity and … process of learning and innovation in clusters. This paper contributes to this latter direction of research. It applies social … their embeddedness in local business networks, as factors that positively affect their learning and innovation processes …

competing on innovation in the global value chain; special attention is paid to clustered SMEs. By comparing 4 clusters in …This paper is concerned with unpacking the role of clusters in supporting the move from competing on low-costs to … contributes to current discussion on upgrading in clusters in developing countries by a) providing an explanation on how localized …

forefront of the current debate in cluster studies, the discussion has not yet permeated the research on cultural clusters. The …

Arrangements to cooperate on innovation facilitate access to external sources of knowledge. Using panel data derived … from five waves of Community Innovation Survey in the Czech Republic, we examine whether firms engage in these arrangements … initiating cooperation on innovation therefore have the potential to induce durable changes in the innovative behaviour of firms. …

The concept of a holistic innovation policy is defined in this article, with discussions of what it is, why it is … relevant, and how it can be implemented to enhance product innovation. It is shown that the innovation systems approach has … diffused rapidly during the latest decades and has completely replaced the linear view in the field of innovation research. The …