1st Edition

Unfolding Cluster Evolution

Edited By Fiorenza Belussi, Jose Luis Hervás-Oliver Copyright 2017
312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

312 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Various theories have been put forward as to why business and industry develops in clusters and despite good work being carried out on path dependence and dynamics, this is still very much an emerging topic in the social sciences. To date, no overarching theoretical framework has been developed to show how clusters evolve. Unfolding Cluster Evolution aims to address this gap by presenting... Read more

Table of Contents





Preface





Introduction Understanding cluster evolution: beyond life cycles





Chapter 1 Crossing economic geography and international business to understand multinationals in clusters and industrial districts





Chapter 2 Economies And Diseconomies Of Agglomeration: Financial Services In The City Of London





Chapter 3 The dual role of multinational corporations in cluster evolution: when you dance with the devil, you wait for the song to stop







Chapter 4 Multinational Corporations And Cluster Evolution: The Case Of Cosentino In The Spanish Marble-Cluster





Chapter 5 Reverse Relocation, off-shoring and back-shoring in the Arzignano tannery cluster/district: Moving Labor and Capital in the Global Economy





Chapter 6 Ethnic Entrepreneurship In The Prato Industrial District. An Analysis Of Foundings And Failures Of Italian And Chinese Firms





Chapter 7 Cluster Evolution And MNEs: Analysis Of The Interplay In The Toy Valley In Spain





Chapter 8 The Dynamics Of Inward Foreign Investments Inside An Industrial District: Using Computer Simulation To Guide Empirical Research





Chapter 9 Cluster Life Cycles And Path Dependency: An Exploratory Assessment Of Cluster Evolution In The Basque Country





Chapter 10 Driving factors of cluster evolution: A multi-scalar comparative perspective





Chapter 11 On the emergence and evolution of clusters: the role of agency and external factors in the Galician turbot industry.





Chapter 12 Cluster Evolution And Political Lock-Ins





Chapter 13 The Evolutionary Dynamics Of Creative Clusters: How Can They Best Be Captured?





Chapter 14 Understanding Cluster Evolution: A Capability-Based Approach





Chapter 15 Organizational Configurations And Development Of The

Biography



Fiorenza Belussi is Professor at the University of Padova, Italy. Her areas of interest include management of innovation and creativity; creative industries; theoretical models on innovation diffusion through gatekeepers; studies of open innovation; international business; and the impact of globalisation on local economies.



Jose Luis Hervás-Oliver is Associate Professor of Strategy and Competitiveness at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, School of Industrial Engineers, Spain. His research interests lie at the intersection between innovation and economic geography.