Considers the uneven regional distribution ofentrepreneurial activities and variables influencing regional activity.Discusses which regional factors influence the decision to start a firm, thedynamics that can be observed, and consequently, how regional disparities inentrepreneurial activities...

We present a model that explains how the very cluster dynamics is both the driver for the movement of a cluster through a life cycle and the reason why this movement differs from the industry life cycle. The model is based on two key processes: the first is that the emergence, growth, decline...

One-size-fits-all cluster policies have been rightly criticized in the literature. One promising approach is to focus cluster policies on the specific needs of firms depending on the stage of development (emergence, growth, sustainment or decline) their cluster is in. In this highly insightful...