Clusters’ Vital Role in Promoting International Competitive Advantage - Towards an Explanatory Model of Regional Growth
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| contents | Clusters’ Vital Role in Promoting International Competitive Advantage - Towards an Explanatory Model of Regional Growth Aihie Osarenkhoe Daniella Fjellström Estudios Territoriales Clusters networking open innovation strategic network international competitiveness This work responds to calls to expand the study of inter-firm relationships beyond the narrow dyadic relationship focus and sole concentration on conceptualizing collaborations as firms’ strategic intent to implement mechanistic growth strategy. The objective is to map the salient features of existing clusters and how firms perceive the benefits of clusters by asking: How are the collaborative networks of private and public partnerships organized to enhance the competitive- ness of all the stakeholders in a cluster? And how do these actors perceive the usefulness of clustering? The theoretical lens builds on viewing cluster initiatives as an interactive learning process and something that occurs in the interaction be- tween actors as competitiveness is born through reshuffling resources both inside and outside of the firm, and takes into account value creation. The methodology draws on focus groups and surveys conducted in Swedish clusters. The findings show the perceived benefits of cluster initiatives to be networking, dialogue and ex- perience exchange. The implications are that the relationships firms form in a clus- ter constitute critical avenues for acquiring resources and knowledge to enhance competitiveness, and bridges to other clusters in other countries. An explanatory model of clusters and regional competitiveness that emerged from our findings is presented. JEL Classification: F20; L20; M10; O40; R10. 2017 artículo científico 1695-7253 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28966569009 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28966569009/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28966569009/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28966569009/28966569009.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28966569009/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=289 Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research application/pdf Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research (España) Num.39 |
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| spellingShingle | Clusters’ Vital Role in Promoting International Competitive Advantage - Towards an Explanatory Model of Regional Growth Aihie Osarenkhoe Estudios Territoriales Clusters networking open innovation strategic network international competitiveness Clusters’ Vital Role in Promoting International Competitive Advantage - Towards an Explanatory Model of Regional Growth Aihie Osarenkhoe Daniella Fjellström Estudios Territoriales Clusters networking open innovation strategic network international competitiveness This work responds to calls to expand the study of inter-firm relationships beyond the narrow dyadic relationship focus and sole concentration on conceptualizing collaborations as firms’ strategic intent to implement mechanistic growth strategy. The objective is to map the salient features of existing clusters and how firms perceive the benefits of clusters by asking: How are the collaborative networks of private and public partnerships organized to enhance the competitive- ness of all the stakeholders in a cluster? And how do these actors perceive the usefulness of clustering? The theoretical lens builds on viewing cluster initiatives as an interactive learning process and something that occurs in the interaction be- tween actors as competitiveness is born through reshuffling resources both inside and outside of the firm, and takes into account value creation. The methodology draws on focus groups and surveys conducted in Swedish clusters. The findings show the perceived benefits of cluster initiatives to be networking, dialogue and ex- perience exchange. The implications are that the relationships firms form in a clus- ter constitute critical avenues for acquiring resources and knowledge to enhance competitiveness, and bridges to other clusters in other countries. An explanatory model of clusters and regional competitiveness that emerged from our findings is presented. JEL Classification: F20; L20; M10; O40; R10. 2017 artículo científico 1695-7253 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28966569009 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28966569009/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28966569009/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28966569009/28966569009.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28966569009/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=289 Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research application/pdf Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research (España) Num.39 |
| title | Clusters’ Vital Role in Promoting International Competitive Advantage - Towards an Explanatory Model of Regional Growth |
| topic | Estudios Territoriales Clusters networking open innovation strategic network international competitiveness |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28966569009 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28966569009/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28966569009/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28966569009/28966569009.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/289/28966569009/movil |