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The Role of Institutional and Territorial Factors in Innovation: the Case of the Spanish Footwear Components Industry

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  • Belzunegui Eraso, Ángel

    (Universidad Rovira i Virgili)

  • Miralles Amorós, Miguel Ángel

    (Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche)

  • Pastor Gosálbez, M.ª Teresa

    (Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU (Elche))

Abstract

The industrial fabric of the province of Alicante has long been made up of various types of agglomerations of companies, including local productive systems, industrial districts and clusters. These enterprise systems are currently facing challenges to their competitiveness brought about by global markets and transformations in technology and production. In this paper we analyze the transformation processes introduced by businesses in the footwear components industry and the importance of the Regional Innovation System in the recent economic context. We demonstrate how companies in the footwear sector have sought various alternatives, especially innovation strategies, internationalization, diversification towards different productive sectors, and specialization in different market segments. We also analyze the role of the Regional Innovation System of the Valencian Community (Spain) (e.g. the Chamber of Commerce, technological institutes, universities and innovation policies) in these transformation processes.

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  • Belzunegui Eraso, Ángel & Miralles Amorós, Miguel Ángel & Pastor Gosálbez, M.ª Teresa, 2017. "The Role of Institutional and Territorial Factors in Innovation: the Case of the Spanish Footwear Components Industry," INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH, Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional, issue 39, pages 59-80.
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    Keywords

    innovation; diversification; regional innovation system; industrial district;
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    JEL classification:

    • R30 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - General
    • R50 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - General

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