Purpose – In today's global economy, a country's level of competitiveness has emerged as an important policy tool for business leaders and the impact of many economic and institutional “hard” factors on competitiveness have been studied. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to use current literature in conjunction with the insights from a detailed analysis of current practice to clarify and extend the knowledge of networks of clusters. Design/methodology/approach – This research is an exploratory study of cluster formation...

Purpose – Clusters and networks have become cornerstones of regional development efforts. This paper discusses the ability of regional strategic networks (RSN) to bring about cluster effects and how structural factors will affect performance of RSNs. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...

Purpose – The research of industrial clusters, trust, and learning can be traced back to early strategic management and organization theory. The purpose of this paper is to review past literature and offer a conceptual framework that is related to industrial clusters, trust and learning....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the specialization of regional clusters and their innovative behaviour, in a particular Portuguese region. Design/methodology/approach – A regional case study (Region Centro of Portugal) is used, employing secondary and primary data in order to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of regional concentration patterns within ten new European Union (EU) member states, EU10, and make comparisons with EU15 and the US economy. Design/methodology/approach – Industrial specialization and clusters are measured as...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to construct a process theory of cluster development, in order to complement the many studies focusing on the factors that determine successful clusters. Design/methodology/approach – This theory‐building effort relies on event‐driven methodology,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to differentiate traditional industrial clusters from emerging consumption‐oriented and destination‐based regional service clusters (e.g. entertainment, service‐based tourism, and convention destination); to develop an analytical framework to...

Purpose – To analyze the relationship between an organization's generic strategy and its longevity. Design/methodology/approach – Companies in the USA, comic book industry were classified in the Miles and Snow generic strategic types. An ANOVA test was then used to determine the relationship...

Purpose – This paper aims to provide a strategic analysis of how globalization has enabled Australian companies to transform the wine industry. Design/methodology/approach – The global wine industry is analyzed from two strategic management perspectives: Michael Porter's positioning concepts...