`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 …

related to cluster development, to formation and implementation of cluster programs. The major initiative on this way was the … Federation. In total, there were submitted 94 cluster projects. In the first stage the projects were evaluated by the wide group … comprehensive government support. The presentation consists of three part: ? Policy background of national cluster program 2012 …

characteristics of a cluster having as its basethe elements: cooperation, leadership and innovation. For this, it is reviewed on … case of the papaya cluster in the state ofEspírito Santo as example of cooperation and effort of the economics actors …

depth face-to-face interviews in clusters across two continents to examine the drivers of a cluster's innovativeness along … the industry lifecycle. The results from our interviews suggest that the impact of key drivers of cluster innovativeness … change depending on the stage of a cluster's underlying industry lifecycle. Classifying clusters as either being adolescent …

The establishment of a cluster focused on processing of fine inorganic waste is perceived as positive not only for its … the cluster. The reason was above all mistrust and not full understanding of the concept of grouping subjects in the form … decision making process. The companies participating in the cluster were interested mainly in the cooperation in the field of …

implications in clusters. Due to the multiple links between cluster members, the innovation transfer is achieved much easier … noticeable due to the diversity of the cluster members that operate in a competitive environment, the permanent contact that is …

Criticisms vis-à-vis cluster policy are numerous, often confusing and really unhelpful; while some authors … cooperation. We assume that innovation cluster "potentiates", by a synergistic action, the beneficial effect of each of these … expectations invested in cluster policy must be reconsidered and relativised. So the reasons for the rising power of cluster …

.g. labour poaching) and the broad field of studies dealing with firm performance differentials, the prevalent assumption that … management (e.g. resource-based view) and the economic geography literature (e.g. cluster approach), variables from three … from revealing that being located in a cluster indeed increases on average firm innovativeness, one of the central findings …