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The Process of Cluster Management

In: Management of Network Organizations

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  • Lilla Knop

    (The Silesian University of Technology)

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to present the process of cluster management, adopting the assumptions of the contemporary network approach to trends and changes in the understanding of the essence of management. The concept of cluster management is based on the coherent and balanced development of knowledge, structure and trust—the KST concept components—promoting the realization of the conscious idea of a cluster, while assuming the strategic intermittence of the environment. The significance of each of the management levels (strategic and operational) is dependent on the intensity of operational activities and the breadth of horizontal problems solved by the cluster. The interweaving strategic and operational levels emphasise the necessity of diversifying coordination mechanisms. One such example is in the existence of a solid cluster structure, which supports the network and the operational activities of the cluster. Another mechanism is the existence of integration structures based on the assumptions of cluster governance, which are responsible for the effects and strategic future of a cluster. The effectiveness of this cluster management process model is supplemented by the following cluster management functions: shaping, activation, configuration, mobilization, animation, synthesizing and learning.

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  • Lilla Knop, 2015. "The Process of Cluster Management," Springer Books, in: Włodzimierz Sroka & Štefan Hittmár (ed.), Management of Network Organizations, edition 127, pages 105-119, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-17347-4_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17347-4_8
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    1. Lilla Knop, 2019. "Development of Clusters in Poland," International Journal of Innovation and Economic Development, Inovatus Services Ltd., vol. 5(5), pages 15-25, December.
    2. Obianuju E Okeke-Uzodike & Mogie Subban, 2019. "Cluster initiative management: A potential for African women entrepreneurs in the informal sector," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 34(5), pages 421-438, August.
    3. Anna Horzela & Sławomir Olko, 2021. "The Role of Cluster Policy in Shaping Regional Competitiveness: The Case of Poland," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(4), pages 444-463.

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