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Clusters and Knowledge Economy
Bertrand
Put simply, clusters are geographically close groups of interrelated specialized organizations. Two main historic reasons for industrial clusters were: easy knowledge exchange and the availability of skilled labor. I believe the arrival of the knowledge economy including all its communication technologies decreases the need for traditional regional clusters.
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Regional proximity
Stan Decrease the need: yes. But not end it: there are still valid reasons for regional clusters remaining....  |
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Special Interest Group on Clusters
Editor Specialized business communities such as those on 12manage could be seen as a new type of clusters, without the need for geographical proximity. Make ... |
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Cooperation and Competition
Juan I agree with Bertrand. We are seeing new types of clusters arriving without national or regional borders. Note that firms within clusters may be coope... |
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Three types of clusters
Edmund L. We can distinguish at least three industrial cluster types:
1. SKILL CLUSTERS: With similar skill requirements
2. VALUE CHAIN CLUSTERS: Part... |
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Definition
Robert Normally, "Clusters" of organizations are per definition geographically close. For the virtual variants without this aspect I recommend the term "Hubs... |
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Still need for local action
Theo Sharing knowledge and information today is global. Yet, understanding it, and turning it into actions, still needs regional knowledge and skills.... |
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4 Cluster Drivers
Stephen 1 Geography - Location
2 Horizontal - other inter firm networks
3 Vertical - Supply chain
4 Sector
For a cluster to exist I would ... |
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Special Interest Group Leader
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Diamond Model and Clusters
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