... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Operations strategy Systematic literature review Network analysis Cluster analysis Research themes The organized structure of a manufacturing firm indeed plays a crucial role in enhancing its performance and securing a competitive edge (Hayes...

...Luisa Marti; Rosa Puertas Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse whether tourism destination competitiveness is associated with human development using contingency tables. Also, by means of a cluster analysis, it seeks to identify homogeneous groups of tourists. Design/methodology...

... opportunities and whether such aspects have changed over time. Design/methodology/approach Through a longitudinal country-level cluster analysis of business environments (years 2001 and 2016), this study captures changes in classification of both emerging and developed market economies throughout...

... into types of clusters; her typology is based on several structural features of agglomeration leading to six types of clusters. A summary of these six types is presented below (Paniccia, 2007): Harm-Jan Steenhuis can be contacted at: hsteenhuis@hpu.edu Competitive strategy Cluster analysis...

... Practical implications – Originality/value – The following articles were selected for this year’s Highly Commended Award Cluster analysis Competitive strategy Industrial clusters Learning organizations Non-traded interdependence Traded interdependence Trust Article Type...

... in an industrial cluster. Kuei‐Hsien Niu can be contacted at: niuk@csus.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Cluster analysis Competitive strategy Trust Learning organizations Industrial clusters Traded interdependence Non‐traded interdependence Economic development...

... Porter‐style industrial clusters and the new form of service‐oriented clusters. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Cluster analysis Service industries Regional development Value creation Innovation Industrial clusters In today's highly competitive global economy, many...

... Garrido Azevedo can be contacted at: sazevedo@ubi.pt © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Portugal Cluster analysis Regional development Competitive strategy Small to medium‐sized enterprises Innovation Regional innovation system Case study There is broad evidence that small...

... at: peter.zettinig@tse.fi © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Cluster analysis Government policy Regional development Economic sectors Bio‐refinery cluster Process theory Event‐driven method Balancing of exploration and exploitation Over the last two decades, the study of clusters has...

... valuable. You can earn quite a lot of money on it even if there's no business exchange (Manager, mechanical shop with 14 employees). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Regional development Strategic management Competitive strategy Sweden Cluster analysis The competitive...

... a unique and important role to play in a regional cluster, and they all operate together as a system. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Competitive strategy Cluster analysis Organizational theory International business Although globalization and the continuing technology...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 European Union Regional development Geographic regions Economic development Cluster analysis Recent research has shown that regional clusters of interlinked industries, organizations and institutions act as a fertile ground for innovation...

... by the global competitiveness index, and diversity, as proxied by ethnic, linguistic, and religious diversity, are tested while controlling for other factors known to affect competitiveness. Further, a cluster analysis is performed in an effort to illuminate global patterns in competitiveness. Findings...