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A Systems Perspective in Examining Industry Clusters: Case Studies of Clusters in Russia and India

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  • Anton Klarin

    (Management Discipline, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia
    These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed in the alphabetic order.)

  • Rifat Sharmelly

    (Department of Management, School of Business, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT 06518, USA
    These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed in the alphabetic order.)

  • Yuliani Suseno

    (Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
    These authors contributed equally to this work and are listed in the alphabetic order.)

Abstract

This article explores an examination of industry clusters from a systems perspective. We analyze Russia’s pharmaceutical clusters and India’s automobile clusters in terms of the systems concepts of holism, emergence, and open systems. We further consider the aspects of human capital investment and the availability of professional labor, infrastructure, private–public sector collaboration, support for funding and commercialization, as well as innovation corporate culture, when examining the institutional pillars supporting the development and growth of industry clusters within the national innovation ecosystems. The findings illustrate how industry clusters can be viewed from a systems perspective. We also highlight how the institutional pillars underpinning national innovation ecosystems can be applied to an industry cluster level, particularly in emerging countries. The article provides implications for theory and practice in the application of a systems perspective as a way to foster industry cluster innovation and promote a more effective national innovation ecosystem.

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  • Anton Klarin & Rifat Sharmelly & Yuliani Suseno, 2021. "A Systems Perspective in Examining Industry Clusters: Case Studies of Clusters in Russia and India," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-23, August.
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