We examine how a firm’s centrality within a network of geographically proximate firms affects its competitive capabilities. Our study of the total population of one Spanish cluster of fishing firms shows that the effects of centrality on a firm’s competitive capabilities are contingent on...

This article analyzes the determinants of successful crowdfunding initiatives using a sample of 5,251 projects from the reward-based Spanish platform Verkami. In contrast to most of the literature that has measured success with a dichotomous variable, we approach success with a continuous one,...

The purpose of this article is to study the curvilinear effect on pioneering orientation of one of its key relational backgrounds: strength of ties. The study is based on a sample of 224 companies in the footwear industry in Spain. A hierarchical regression analysis was performed. The results...

Preface -- Entrepreneurship and firm-cluster interactions : new insights / Cristina Boari, Tom Elfring, and F. Xavier Molina-Morales -- How networks evolve during advanced stages of the cluster life cycle? / Jose Antonio Belso-Martinez -- Cluster management organizations (CMO) as intermediary...