Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction -- David B. Audretsch, Albert N. Link and Mary Lindenstein Walshok -- PART I: THE CONCEPT OF LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS -- 2. The Strategic Management of Place -- David B. Audretsch -- 3. Talent , Cities, and Competitiveness -- Richard Florida and...

Allgemeine Theorie regionaler Wettbewerbsvorteile -- Quantifizierung der Branchencluster und Fallstudiendesign -- Analyse des Logistikclusters RheinMain -- Strategisches Clustermanagement der Logistikinitiative -- Diskussion der Ergebnisse und Schlussfolgerung.

The current trend towards globalization is posing a substantial challenge to SME clusters to restructure and reach out to distant markets and knowledge sources, while at the same time exploiting the advantages of local factors and agglomeration. This book represents a first attempt to analyze...