...Syed Amjad Hussain Purpose This paper aims to develop a multilevel conceptual framework to explain how clusters and industrial districts transition toward environmental sustainability through localized diffusion mechanisms. It addresses the unresolved theoretical question of how traditional...

...Jose-Luis Hervas-Oliver; Juan Antonio Antonio Márquez García; García-Chamizo F.; Ronald Rojas-Alvarado Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore and conducts a critical literature review to answer a fundamental question in the industrial district literature: are clusters and industrial...

... analysed with a thematic qualitative text analysis. Findings The findings show that AI applications for GT are primarily developed in cross-company projects that are led by local and regional authorities through the organization of industrial districts and clusters. German multinationals are either...

..., the mobilisation and preferences of systemic change agents (such as local clusters), and the institutional and economic context. The conceptual framework defines the different steps of the twin transition, and it identifies how systemic change agents and geographic characteristics determine the direction and speed...

... The originality is found in three spheres. Firstly, the pattern recognition method was vindicated in yielding hard to research results. Secondly, the “assemblage-thirdspace” theory was found advantageous in demonstrating the uneven geography of tax haven clusters and their common history in turbocharging economic...

... of the development of e-government (electronic portals) on corruption. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the stated objective, the authors have used econometrics (clusters) as the main methodology to obtain a possible confirmation of such inverse relationship between e-government and corruption in the 32...

...Wojciech Dyba; Valentina De Marchi Purpose This paper aims to explore the role of business support organisations (BSO) in overcoming barriers to the adoption of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies, especially in disseminating knowledge on such technologies among cluster firms. Design/methodology...

... by having self-sufficiency, specifically in the manufacturing sector where unlike services, the production processes jolted. Under this backdrop, the paper attempts to project local industry clusters as a panacea for achieving resilient competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach To explore...

...Viviana Elizabeth Zárate-Mirón; Rosina Moreno Serrano Purpose This paper aims to evaluate whether the integration of smart specialization strategies (S3) into clusters significantly impacts their efficiency for countries that still do not implement this policy. This study tests three effects...

... such as Porter’s (1990a , 2008) cluster theory. Hence, it is relevant to analyze these pioneering theories from the perspective of location competitiveness to identify the roots of more recent researches on the subject. This paper proposes a broad overview of some pioneering schools of thought and of how...

... technologies at the district level. An interesting exception is Hervas-Oliver et al. (2019) . In their analysis of the ceramic cluster in Castellon, they explore the role of place-based policies to allow the digitalization of the district. Through the action of local institutions and the support...

...Jose-Luis Hervas-Oliver; Fiorenza Belussi; Silvia Rita Sedita; Annalisa Caloffi; Gregorio Gonzalez-Alcaide Purpose For the specific topic of multinationals in clusters, both regional strands and international business and management literatures address the topic from different yet intertwined...

...Reinaldo Belickas Manzini; Di Serio Carlos Luiz Purpose This paper aims to contribute to the approaches based on traditional industry concentration statistics for identifying clusters by complementing them with the techniques of exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA). Design/methodology...

...Mathieu Resbeut; Philippe Gugler; Danuvasin Charoen Purpose The paper aims to investigate the role of specialization and agglomeration forces on industry performance in an emerging market, namely, Thailand. In particular, the impact of clusters and the influence of complexity will be tackled...

...Gabriela Scur; Renato Garcia Purpose This paper aims to analyze the impact of the capabilities and strategies of the actors (micro-dynamics), learning process and networks (meso-dynamics) and institutions (macro-dynamics) in the evolution of the Brazilian ceramic clusters. Based...

...Pablo Collazzo Yelpo; Livia Kubelka Purpose This study aims to contribute to fill in the gap identified in the literature at the interplay of clusters and shared value creation (CSV), by mapping out and assessing CSV clusters in Austria. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory, cross...

... was utilised to gather data from respondents in the wine regional cluster. Findings The findings suggest that eco-innovation and regional wine clusters contribute to better international performance of wine firms. In addition, environmental issues are important for the wine industry because of the role...

...Dorra Yahiaoui ,Hela Chebbi; Mathieu Resbeut; Philippe Gugler Purpose – This paper aims to examine the methodology used to identify clusters on the one hand and assess the economic impact that those may have on regions on the other hand. Design/methodology/approach – The influential work...

...Lee W. Munnich; Michael Iacono Purpose – This study aims to advance the state of knowledge of the relationship between transportation and economic development by investigating how firms in competitive industry clusters use transportation networks and what role those networks play...

...Roger Martin; Richard Florida; Melissa Pogue; Charlotta Mellander Purpose – This paper aims to marry Michael Porter’s industrial cluster theory of traded and local clusters to Richard Florida’s occupational approach of creative and routine workers to gain a better understanding of the process...