at a local level. Networks and clusters are the more used words to define these different forms highlighting internally …, universities, ...) and able to generate different forms of governance. …

. Moreover, it is not necessary to rely on clusters to stimulate innovation. A differentiated and combined network approach to …Over the past decades, economic and innovation policy across Europe moved in the direction of creating regional … clusters of related firms and institutions. Creating clusters through public policy is risky, complex and costly, however …

perspective of both competence (learning) and the governance of relational risk, which includes risks of dependence and spillover …. It employs results from earlier research in organizational learning and innovation, and in the management of inter …This chapter offers a theory and method for the analysis of the dynamics, i.e. the development, of clusters for …

perspective of both competence (learning) and the governance of relational risk, which includes risks of dependence and spillover …. It employs results from earlier research in organizational learning and innovation, and in the management of inter …This chapter offers a theory and method for the analysis of the dynamics, i.e. the development, of clusters for …

(learning) arising from relations and governance of relational risk, which includes risk of lock-in and risk of spillover … performance and evolution of clusters.It develops three types of embedding: institutional embedding, structural embedding (network ….A basic proposition is that innovative clusters face the challenge of combining exploration and exploitation.Hypotheses are …