performance and evolution of clusters.It develops three types of embedding: institutional embedding, structural embedding (network ….A basic proposition is that innovative clusters face the challenge of combining exploration and exploitation.Hypotheses are … specified concerning differences between networks for exploration and exploitation, and concerning combinations and transitions …

In the last decade, the number of logistic service providers located in clusters across Europe has increased …

in networks for exploration there are good reasons, counter to the thesis of the 'strength of weak ties', for a dense … structure of ties that are strong in most dimensions.By contrast, in exploitation networks there are good reasons for structures … that are non-dense, with ties that are strong in other dimensions than in networks for exploration. …