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 …

new structures, at the governance level, such as the National Research Agency (ANR), and at the research and innovation …Since 2004, investigations and debates have been carried out on the French research and innovation system. Policy … constraints such as the Lisbon agenda are framing policy-making and implementation in the arena of research and innovation …

phase de maturité, caractérisée par une orientation vers l'innovation collective, semble contredite par les deux cas …&D. Toutefois, il est frappant que ces actions coopératives s'arrêtent toujours en amont de l'innovation produit ou process à …

développement et de l'innovation ; les interfaces entre les divers clusters eux-mêmes. … de recherche Armines, une étude destinée à analyser le fonctionnement de divers types de clusters sur un même territoire … 2012, a pour but d'analyser empiriquement quatre grandes thématiques : la place des clusters dans les stratégies régionales …

« 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 …

What is the debate on Learning Organizations all about? In this paper we propose to demonstrate that the necessity to … years, makes of learning a condition of survival for any organization, whether individual, company, school or nation. More …-time Learning Organization? How can people forget their stifling Industrial-Era education and recover their natural strive to reach …

This article is dedicated to the analysis of the first innovation survey of the Tunisian firms. Starting from basic … mechanisms of innovation processes, we test a set of conjectures adapted to a developing country like Tunisia. We analyze the … from external knowledge sources in order to exhibit significant innovation propensities. The large size is also a necessary …