| Mike W. Peng - 2000 - 348 pages
...unit seems to be clusters. A cluster is "a geographically proximate group of interconnected companies and associated institutions in a particular field linked by commonalities and complementarities" lPorter, 1998, p. 199). According to this perspective, most foreign companies are active only in several... | |
| Gordon L. Clark, Maryann P. Feldman, Meric S. Gertler - 2003 - 780 pages
...Competition What is a Cluster? A cluster is a geographically proximate group of interconnected companies and associated institutions in a particular field, linked by commonalities and complementarities. The geographic scope of a cluster can range from a single city or state to a country or even a group... | |
| Magnus Lagnevik - 2003 - 224 pages
...defined in the following way: A cluster is a geographically proximate group of interconnected companies and associated institutions in a particular field, linked by commonalities and complementarities (Porter, 1998b,c, Porter 1990). In a cluster we will find companies producing products and services... | |
| Jamie Peck, Henry Wai-Chung Yeung - 2003 - 276 pages
...paper, Porter (2000) writes: A cluster is a geographically proximate group of interconnected companies and associated institutions in a particular field, linked by commonalities and complementarities. The geographic scope of the cluster can range from a single city or state to a country or even a group... | |
| Caroline Andrew, Katherine A. Graham, Susan D. Phillips - 2002 - 412 pages
...continent. Michael Porter defines a cluster as "a geographically proximate group of interconnected companies and associated institutions in a particular field, linked by commonalities and complementarities" (1998: 199). These clusters include concentrations of interconnected companies, service providers,... | |
| World Economic Forum - 2004 - 600 pages
...and economic development An improving business environment gives rise to the formation of clusters. Clusters are geographically proximate groups of interconnected...field, linked by commonalities and complementarities. Clusters, such as software in India or high-performance cars in Germany, are often concentrated in... | |
| Gert-Jan Hospers - 2004 - 222 pages
...competitive advantage is a 'cluster', ie '... a geographically proximate group of interconnected companies and associated institutions in a particular field, linked by commonalities and complementarities' (Porter, 1998, p. 199). In his view, clusters boost an area's competitive advantage for at least three... | |
| Arturo Capasso, Giovanni Battista Dagnino, Andrea Lanza - 2005 - 402 pages
...116) defines what he terms a cluster as 'a geographically proximate group of interconnected companies and associated institutions in a particular field, linked by commonalities and complementarities'. Relationships, networks, and a sense of common interest underline these circumstances. The social structure... | |
| Jose Antonio Ocampo, Jan Kregel, Stephany Griffith-Jones - 2007 - 228 pages
...which FDI can be linked to the domestic economy is via clusters, or industrial districts, defined as "geographically proximate groups of interconnected...field, linked by commonalities and complementarities" (World Economic Forum, 2004, p. 23). Examples are the software industry in India and the shoemaking... | |
| Peter Dannenberg - 2007 - 242 pages
...prominent.' Porter (1998, S. 199) 'A cluster is a geographically proximate group of interconnected companies and associated institutions in a particular field, linked by commonalities and complementarities.' Feser (1998, S. 26) 'Economic clusters are not just related and supporting industries and institutions,... | |
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