This paper aims to contribute to the identification of the key parameters of cluster life cycles. We assume that clusters are embedded in larger technological fields, so that the search for these parameters focuses on the way by which clusters could disconnect their cycle from the cycle of...

This is an analytical, descriptive, and cross-sectional case study to identify a pharmaceutical company's organizational life cycle (OLC) situation using clustering methods. Data came from Iran's pharmaceutical firms in 2001-2018. We used sales growth, dividend per ratio, and performance...

This paper investigates the driving forces behind the life cycles and resilience of technological clusters. It concentrates in particular on the combination of critical parameters that allows clusters to succeed in disconnecting their cycle from the cycle of the technologies they produce, in...