In this paper we study the antecedents of subordinates' trust in their leaders (STL). In particular, we focus on the effects of managerial trustworthy behavior (MTB) and subordinates' perceptions of leaders' trust in them (LTS). We develop a scale of managerial trustworthy behavior following the...

Over the last three decades there has been a spectacular acceleration in the globalization of the economy. With domestic markets facing stagnation and/or saturation, internationalization is essential for firms in advanced countries to preserve and enhance their competitiveness. Since firms...

In this paper we study the antecedents of subordinates’ trust in their leaders (STL). In particular, we focus on the effects of managerial trustworthy behavior (MTB) and subordinates’ perceptions of leaders’ trust in them (LTS). We develop a scale of managerial trustworthy behavior...

This article analyses the case of a successful young high technology cluster in an old industrialized European region, the electronics and information and communications technology cluster in the Basque Country (Spain). Based on the findings of this case study, we propose that social capital and...

In this paper, we study how globalization impacts on the structure and governance patterns of value chains and on the resilience of local clusters. We study the value chains related to two Basque (Spain) companies in the wind energy industry, Iberdrola and Gamesa, and the local cluster to which...

Bilbao (Northern Spain) and Monterrey (Northern Mexico) gave birth to interesting cycles of industrial growth during the latenineteenth century. These two cities became centers of regional growth, spurred by demands generated both in countries that had already achieved industrial revolution, and...

A<sc>ranguren</sc> M. J., <sc>de la</sc> M<sc>aza</sc> X., P<sc>arrilli</sc> M. D., V<sc>endrell</sc>-H<sc>errero</sc> F. and W<sc>ilson</sc> J. R. Nested methodological approaches for cluster policy evaluation: an application to the Basque Country, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper explores the evaluation of cluster policies designed to support cooperation and...

Localized creativity, small high-tech entrepreneurship, related innovation platforms, social capital embedded in dynamically open territorial communities and context-specific though continuously upgrading policy platforms are all means to face new challenges and to promote increased absorptive...