`s „industrial cluster model“ is used as the relevant analytical framework to deal with the complex intercourses of the different … between the medical device industry cluster, innovations and the German health care system. It is showed which impact … „innovation“, „cluster“ and „medical device industry“. In chapter 2 the German medical device industry is examined on its …

development of networks or cluster was successful, this paper focuses on the investigation of regional economic development. Using …

This article investigates the catalyst effect of industrial cluster formation on innovation propensity using as a basis …

Innovation is increasingly seen as a collective action which involves many different actors operating in a cluster … processes require the expansion of cluster concepts towards virtual dimensions. It will be shown that the combination of local … and virtual cluster links improves access to essential resources in innovation. An examples taken from the automotive …