Merging a firm-centred and a regional policy perspective for the assessment of regional clusters: Concept and application of a "dual" approach to a medical technology cluster

European Planning Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-251

  Steinle, Claus ^a   Schiele, Holger ^a,b   Mietzner, Kai ^a,b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b h and z business consulting   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGIONAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL PLANNING; REGIONAL POLICY; TOP-DOWN APPROACH;

EID: 34250859673     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654310601078762     Document Type: Article

References (66)

1. Aydalot, P. (1984) Milieux innovateurs en Europe, GREMI, Paris 1
2. Baptista, R. (2003) Productivity and the density of regional clusters. Innovation Clusters and Interregional Competition, pp. 163-181. Springer, Berlin
3. Baptista, R. and Swann, P. (1998) Do firms in clusters innovate more?. Research Policy, 27, pp. 525-540.
4. Becattini, G. (1991) Italian industrial districts: Problems and perspectives. International Studies of Management & Organisation, 21, pp. 83-90.
5. Beise, M. and Gemudie;nden, H. G. (2004) Lead markets: A new framework for the international diffusion of innovations. Management International Review, 44, pp. 83-102.
6. Bergman, E. M. and Feser, E. J. (1999) Industrial and regional clusters: Concepts and comparitive applications, in:. The Web Book of Regional Science
7. (2003) Kompetenzzentren für die Medizintechnik. Von der Forschung in die Praxis, BMBF, Bonn
8. Breschi, S. and Lissoni, F. (2001) Knowledge spillovers and local innovation systems: A critical survey. Industrial and Corporate Change, 10, pp. 975-1005.
9. Brusco, S. (1982) The Emilian model: Productive decentralisation and social integration. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 6, pp. 167-184.
10. Camagni, R. (1991) Introduction: From the local 'milieu' to innovation through cooperation networks. Innovation Networks: Spatial Perspectives, pp. 1-9. Belhaven Press, London
11. Camagni, R. (1995) The concept of innovative milieu and its relevance for public policies in European lagging regions. Papers in Regional Sciences, 74, pp. 317-340.
12. Cantwell, J. (2004) Globalization and the Location of Firms, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham
13. Ciccone, A. and Hall, R. E. (1996) Productivity and the density of economic activity. American Economic Review, 86, pp. 54-70.
14. Clayton-Matthews, A. (2001) The Medical Device Industry in Massachusetts, MassMEDIC, Boston, MA
15. Cohen, J. (1992) A power primer. Psychological Bulletin, 112, pp. 155-159.
16. Cornes, R. and Sandler, T. (1996) The Theory of Externalities, Public Goods and Club Goods, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
17. Crevoisier, O. (2001) Der Ansatz des kreativen Milieus. Bestandsaufnahme und Forschungsperspektiven am Beispiel urbaner Milieus. Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie, 45, pp. 246-256.
18. DeBresson, Ch. (1996) Why innovative activities cluster. Economic Interdependence and Innovative Activity. An Input-Output Analysis, pp. 149-164. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham
19. Dess, G. G. and Robinson Jr, R. B. (1984) Measuring organizational performance in the absence of objective measures: The case of the privately-held firm and conglomerate business unit. Strategic Management Journal, 5, pp. 265-273.
20. Duschek, S. (2004) Inter-firm resources and sustained competitive advantage. Management Revue, 15, pp. 53-73.
21. Dyer, J. H. and Singh, H. (1998) The relational view: Cooperative strategy and sources of interorganizational competitive advantage. Academy of Management Review, 23, pp. 660-679.
22. Enright, M. J. (1998) Regional clusters and firm strategy. The Dynamic Firm, pp. 315-342. Oxford University Press, Oxford
23. Fabiani, S. and Pellegrini, G. (1998) Un'analisi quantitativa delle imprese nei distretti industriali italiani: Redditivitá, produttivitá e costo del lavoro. L'Industria. Rivista di economia e politica industriale, 19, pp. 811-831.
24. Feldman, M. P. (1999) The new economics of innovation, spillovers and agglomeration: A review of empirical studies. Economy Innovation New Technology, 8, pp. 5-25.
25. Franz, P. (1999) Innovative Milieus: Extrempunkte der Interpenetration von Wirtschafts- und Wissenschaftssystemen. Jahrbuch für Regionalwirtschaft, 19, pp. 107-130.
26. Fromhold-Eisebith, M. (1995) Das kreative Milieu als Motor regionalwirtschaftlicher Entwicklung. Forschungstrends und Erfassungsmöglichkeiten. Geographische Zeitschrift, 83, pp. 30-47.
27. Fromhold-Eisebith, M. and Eisebith, G. (2005) How to institutionalize innovative clusters? Comparing explicit top-down and implicit bottom-up approaches. Research Policy, 34, pp. 1250-1268.
28. Gordon, I. R. and McCann, P. (2000) Industrial clusters: Complexes, agglomeration and/or social networks?. Urban Studies, 37, pp. 513-532.
29. Håkansson, H., Havila, V. and Petersen, A. -C. (1999) Learning in networks. Industrial Marketing Management, 28, pp. 443-452.
30. Hansen, N. (1992) Competition, trust, and reciprocity in the development of innovative regional milieux. Papers in Regional Science: The Journal of Regional Science Association International, 71, pp. 95-105.
31. Heng, S. and Schaaf, J. (2002) Business Locations in a Networked World-No Death of Distance
32. Hermes, Lab (2000) Check-Up economico finanziario dei distretti industriali. Rapporto esplorativo sui risultati economici dei distretti industriali italiani, pp. 1997-1998. Hermes Lab, Montebelluna
33. Invest in Germany (2005) German Medical Technology: Milestones and Clusters, Invest in Germany, Berlin
34. Jacobs, D. and de Man, A. (1996) Clusters, industrial policy and firm strategy: A menu approach. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 8, pp. 425-437.
35. Krätke, S. (2002) Network analysis of production clusters: The Potsdam/Babelsberg film industry example. European Planning Studies, 10, pp. 27-54.
36. Krugman, P. (1991) Geography and Trade, Leuven University Press, Leuven
37. Lauterbach, C. E. (2005) Regionale Wertschöpfungssysteme und Kernkompetenzen: Konzept, empirische Untersuchung, Gestaltungsempfehlungen, Hampp, München
38. Maillat, D., Quévit, M. and Senn, L. (1993) Réseaux d'innovation et Milieux innovateurs: Un pari pour le développement régional, GREMI, Neuchâtel
39. Marshall, A. (1961) Principles of Economics. An Introductory Volume, Macmillan, London
40. Martin, R. and Sunley, P. (2003) Deconstructing clusters: Chaotic concept or policy panacea?. Journal of Economic Geography, 3, pp. 5-35.
41. Molina-Morales, F. X. and Martinez-Fernández, M. T. (2003) The impact of industrial district affiliation on firm value creation. European Planning Studies, 11:2, pp. 155-170.
42. Moon, H. C., Rugman, A. M. and Verbeke, A. (1995) The generalized double diamond approach to international competitivness. Research in Global Strategic Management, 5, pp. 97-114.
43. Morgan, K. (2004) The exaggerated death of geography: Learning, proximity and territorial innovation systems. Journal of Economic Geography, 4, pp. 3-21.
44. Newlands, D. (2003) Competition and cooperation in industrial clusters: The implications for public policy. European Planning Studies, 11, pp. 521-532.
45. Porter, M. E. (1990) The Competitive Advantage of Nations, Macmillan, Houndmills
46. Porter, M. E. (1998) On Competition, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA
47. Porter, M. E. (2003) Regional Studies, 37, pp. 549-578.
48. Punch, K. F. (2005) Introduction to Social Research. Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches, Sage, London
49. Ratti, R., Bramanti, A. and Gordon, R. (1997) The Dynamics of Innovative Regions: The GREMI Approach, Ashgate, Adlershot
50. Roeland, T. J. A. and Hertog, P. den (1999) Cluster analysis and cluster based policy in OECD countries. An introduction to the theme. Boosting Innovation. The Cluster Approach, pp. 9-26. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris
51. Rugman, A. M. and Verbeke, A. (1993) How to operationalize Porter's diamond of international competitiveness. The International Executive, 35, pp. 283-299.
52. Rugman, A. M. and Verbeke, A. (2003) Multinational enterprises and clusters: An organizing framework. Management International Review, 43, pp. 151-169.
53. Rutten, R. (2003) Knowledge and Innovation in Regional Industry: An Entrepreneurial Coalition, Routledge, London
54. Sako, M. (1992) Prices, Quality and Trust. Inter-firm Relations in Britain and Japan, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
55. Schiele, H. (2001) Strategisches Management in Wertschöpfungssystemen. Clusterbezogene Umweltanalyse-Gestaltungsempfehlungen - Anwendungsfall, DUV, Wiesbaden
56. Schiele, H. (2003) Der Standort-Faktor. Wie Unternehmen durch regionale Cluster ihre Produktivität und Innovationskraft steigern, Wiley VCH, Weinheim
57. Servatius, H. (2004) Next practice des Innovationsmanagements. Information Management & Consulting, 19, pp. 53-60.
58. Sölvell, Ö., Lindqvist, G. and Ketels, C. (2003) The Cluster Initiative Greenbook, Ivory Tower, Stockholm
59. Steinle, C. (2005) Ganzheitliches Management. Eine mehrdimensionale Sichtweise integrierter Unternehmungsführung, Gabler, Wiesbaden
60. Steinle, C. and Schiele, H. (2002) When do industries cluster? A proposal on how to assess an industry's propensity to concentrate at a single region or nation. Research Policy, 31, pp. 849-858.
61. Steinle, C., Eickhoff, M. and Schiele, H. (1998) Zur Perspektivenerweiterung des Strategischen Management: Der 'innovative Cluster' als Wertschöpfungssystem und die Entwicklung von Kernkompetenzen. Zeitschrift für Planung, 9, pp. 367-390.
62. Sternberg, R. and Litzenberger, T. (2004) Regional clusters in Germany - their geography and their relevance for entrepreneurial activities. European Planning Studies, 12, pp. 767-791.
63. Stoffaes, C. (1980) Introduction: Filières et stratégies industrielles. Annales des Mines, 186, pp. 9-20.
64. van der Linde, C. (2003) The demography of clusters - findings from the cluster meta-study. Innovation Clusters and Interregional Competition. Advances in Spatial Science, pp. 130-149. Springer, Berlin
65. Waverman, L. (1995) A critical analysis of Porter's framework on the competitive advantage of nations. Research in Global Strategic Management, 5, pp. 67-95.
66. Weder, R. and Grubel, H. G. (1993) The new theory and Coasean economics: Institutions to capture externalities. Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv. Review of World Economics, 129, pp. 488-513.