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,...

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...

This paper investigates firm-to-firm technology and knowledge sharing in firms from the food manufacturing sector. Traditionally driven by secret recipes and family-grounded procedures, food processing firms are naturally unwilling and indisposed to embrace collaborative undertaking and develop...