Table 2

Empirical findings with theories

Empirical themesEmpirical findingsTheoretical link
Interaction process/Relationship environment
  • Lack of an international network and collaboration strategy

  • Establishing international links with similar clusters

  • Information exchange patterns; two-way communication exchanges; and long-term institutionalization

  • Inter-firm competitive rivalry and collaboration in clusters (Singh et al., 2022)

  • Cluster through a resource orchestration lens (Kumar et al., 2022)

Lone clusters lack the knowledge and resources required to support the internationalization process, i.e. a sequential learning process (Osarenkhoe and Fjellström, 2021; Johanson and Vahlne, 2009)
The role of the hub-firm in developing innovation capabilities (Kumar et al., 2022)
Inter-firm competitive rivalry and collaboration in clusters (Singh et al., 2022)
Innovation ecosystems (Spicka, 2022)
Interaction parties or partners
  • Internationalization strategies and research relationships

  • Internationalization platform

  • Cross-sectoral and cross-border organizational network model

  • Complementarity-based nature of coopetition strategy and its impact on collective strategies for value generation among actors

Knowledge and innovation happens in interactions among various stakeholders (Baraldi and Waluszewski, 2005; Håkansson and Waluszewski, 2002; Singh et al., 2022; Spicka, 2022; Kumar et al., 2022; Chatterjee et al., 2022; Del Vecchio et al., 2020)
Relationship atmosphere
  • Broaden its network and partnerships

  • New knowledge and new business opportunities

  • Greater access to internationalization and growth capital

Strong interactions among clusters and their stakeholders bring opportunities in the network (Pavelkova et al., 2015; Morgulis-Yakushev and Sölvell, 2017; Jankowska and Główka, 2016; Sölvell and Lindqvist, 2011; Singh et al., 2022; Spicka, 2022; Kumar et al., 2022)

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