1. Clusters and knowledge transfer into the Indonesian automotive industry -- 2. Theoretical framework on clusters -- 3. Production and knowledge transfer in Japanese automotive networks -- 4. Global and national environments : the macroeconomic context in Indonesia -- 5. Methodologies -- 6. The...

The book arose from a multi-disciplinary study which looked at the development of global-local manufacturing clusters in the context of a developing, Asian economy. The study demonstrates the connection amongst theoretical perspectives such as international business, development studies,...

Competitiveness clusters (or innovation clusters) are the focal point of French new industrial policy. They are based on classical cluster model and its well-known agglomeration positive externalities and on benefits of cooperation. After a brief literature review of cluster theory, we focus on...

If one cluster increases local competitiveness, can politicians, by interlinking clusters, achieve an even better effect at the state level? To answer this question, the paper analyzes the "Cluster Initiativeʺ introduced in 1999 by the Bavarian State Government. The purpose of the initiative...

If one cluster increases local competitiveness, can politicians, by interlinking clusters, achieve an even better effect at the state level? To answer this question, the paper analyzes the Cluster Initiativeʺ introduced in 1999 by the Bavarian State Government. The purpose of the initiative was...