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Why are good comparative studies of networks so rare? Practical lessons from a study on French clusters

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  • Thierry Weil

    (CERNA i3 - Centre d'économie industrielle i3 - Mines Paris - PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris) - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Anna Glaser

    (CERNA i3 - Centre d'économie industrielle i3 - Mines Paris - PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris) - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Emilie-Pauline Gallié

    (IMRI, Université Paris Dauphine - Institut pour le management de la recherche et de l'innovation - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres)

  • Valérie Mérindol

    (IMRI - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres)

  • Philippe Lefebvre

    (CGS i3 - Centre de Gestion Scientifique i3 - Mines Paris - PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris) - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Frédérique Pallez

    (CGS i3 - Centre de Gestion Scientifique i3 - Mines Paris - PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris) - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

French "competitiveness clusters" were set up in 2005 to strengthen cooperation between small and large enterprises, and training and research institutions working on similar topics and located in the same geographical area, with the aim of making this area more competitive and attractive through enhanced innovation. Our analysis of this set of about 70 apparently similar networks, on which much data were collected, has given us an opportunity to investigate the factors explaining the differences in their performance.

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  • Thierry Weil & Anna Glaser & Emilie-Pauline Gallié & Valérie Mérindol & Philippe Lefebvre & Frédérique Pallez, 2010. "Why are good comparative studies of networks so rare? Practical lessons from a study on French clusters," Post-Print hal-00488404, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00488404
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    1. Helen Lawton Smith & Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen & Laurel Edmunds, 2016. "Innovation capacity in the healthcare sector and historical anchors: examples from the UK, Switzerland and the US," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 41(6), pages 1420-1439, December.

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    Clusters; networks; network performance; context; innovation policy;
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