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Industrial cluster as a factor for innovative drive in regions of transformation and structural change: A comparative analysis of East Germany and Poland

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  • Micheal Clarkson
  • Matthias Fink
  • Sascha Kraus

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This article investigates the catalyst effect of industrial cluster formation on innovation propensity using as a basis small and medium enterprises (SMEs) located in two regions of transformation and structural change: Brandenburg in Eastern Germany (the former German Democratic Republic) and Lubuskie in Poland. Based upon Porter’s (1990a) Diamond of Competitive Advantage of Regions, which is empirically applied in an explorative manner, this article aims to develop a better understanding of the necessity for interaction between enterprises and policy makers and looks at the rationale of establishing industrial and service clusters as the motor for sustained regional development.

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  • Micheal Clarkson & Matthias Fink & Sascha Kraus, 2007. "Industrial cluster as a factor for innovative drive in regions of transformation and structural change: A comparative analysis of East Germany and Poland," Journal of East European Management Studies, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 12(4), pages 340-364.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:joeems:doi_10.1688/1862-0019_jeems_2007_04_clarkson
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    1. Corinna Doegl, & Dirk Holtbruegge, 2010. "Competitive advantage of German renewable energy firms in Russsia – An empirical study based on Porter’s diamond," Journal of East European Management Studies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 15(1), pages 34-58.
    2. Bouncken, Ricarda B. & Kraus, Sascha, 2013. "Innovation in knowledge-intensive industries: The double-edged sword of coopetition," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 66(10), pages 2060-2070.

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    Keywords

    multinational corporations; transnational social space; transnational communities; headquarters-subsidiary relationships; knowledge transfer;
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    JEL classification:

    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • J53 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence
    • P20 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - General
    • P31 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - Socialist Enterprises and Their Transitions

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