B2C—bubble to cluster: the dot-com boom, spin-off entrepreneurship, and regional agglomeration

Buenstorf, Guido; Fornahl, Dirk

doi:10.1007/s00191-008-0119-3

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“…The archetypical spin-off processes leading to a clustering process are thus under-represented in the case of the offshore wind energy industry (Bünstorf & Fornahl, 2009;Mossig, 2000). However, despite an apparent lack of spin-offs some interview partners are optimistic about future industrial locations in the German regions.…”

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From the Old Path of Shipbuilding onto the New Path of Offshore Wind Energy? The Case of Northern Germany

Fornahl

Hassink

Klaerding

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European Planning Studies

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Wind energy-related employment has been surging recently in Germany: it rose from 9,200 in 1997 to 90,000 in 2007 and is estimated to be 112,000 in 2020. The industry particularly emerged in coastal, northern Germany. Recently big hopes are particularly set on the offshore wind energy industry. Two recently discussed evolutionary concepts explain the emergence of new industries, such as wind energy, in space in different ways: the windows of locational opportunity concept stresses the locational freedom in the earliest stages of industrial development, whereas path creation emphasises the role of existing industrial development paths, such as shipbuilding, from which new paths, such as wind energy, emerge. The paper aims at analysing whether the new path of offshore wind energy emerged out of existing paths, mainly shipbuilding, in the five states of coastal Germany. It concludes that shipbuilding only indirectly affected the emergence of the new development path of offshore the wind energy industry in northern Germany. Terms of use: Documents in EconStor may

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From the Old Path of Shipbuilding onto the New Path of Offshore Wind Energy? The Case of Northern Germany

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European Planning Studies

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“…Spillover effects from the rapid 'New Economy' growth in areas around technology hubs such as Jena have gathered momentum after a shaky start to the twenty-first century. 35 Similarly there is evidence that the initiatives to create regional innovation hubs and networks have been successful and started to generate real growth effects. 36…”

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The Unmovable Elephant: Germany and the UK's Competitiveness Jungle

Harding

2007

German Politics

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“…Kock et al, 2012). Moreover, mobile ideas and information and easily accessible resources -facilitated by an interactive environment and knowledge spillovers -make it easier to identify opportunities for creating and commercializing innovations (Buenstorf & Fornahl, 2009, Lundmark, 2010. Furthermore, these key concepts are known, not only as contributors, but also as explanatory factors of differences that occur across various regions (Porter, 1990;Saxenian, 1994;Raynolds et al, 1994;Malecki, 1997;Feldman, 2001;Swords, 2013;Ketels, 2013a) due to their joint capability to facilitate interactions, inflows of new knowledge as well as to enable and exploit the supportive infrastructure (Feldman & Audretsch, 1999, Frenken et al, 2007Inkinen & Suorsa, 2010;Wihlborg & Söderholm, 2013).…”

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Cluster Initiatives as Intermediaries : A Study of their Management and Stakeholders

Laur

2015

Linköping Studies in Science and Technology. Dissertations

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This dissertation offers a platform to understand the nature of cluster initiatives as a socioeconomic phenomenon combining cluster, entrepreneurship and intermediary features. They are particular types of ventures facilitating networks and dialog platforms adjusted to local contexts and offering a way to enhance regional development. The success of clusters and regions is shaped by the degree they are based on and involve entrepreneurial activity, which is viewed here under the prism of cluster initiatives. This dissertation uses both qualitative and quantitative approaches to study various organizational aspects of cluster initiatives and their intermediary role as well as providing recommendations for the management and support of these organizations. It is based on five papers written by the author of the dissertation solely and in collaboration with other scholars where the level of analysis is focused on cluster initiatives. Based on empirical material from the papers this dissertation brings together both the structural and organizational content of cluster initiatives by providing evidence in the areas of actors and relationships, mode of organization and intermediary specific, assessment and management as well as policy.This work has generated the following conclusions: firstly, cluster initiatives represent organizations bringing together a four-faceted constellation of interrelated actors (i.e. the initiative itself, key player, support and target group), through organization of intermediary activities. Secondly, these organizations are organized as temporary projects, but being able to attract many members and to satisfy their needs through diversified and innovative activities can help them to achieve longevity. The longevity of initiatives can also be supported by policy, which in order to become effective, should include a long-term perspective and bottom-up approach. And finally, the study proposes a model of five central qualitative success factors to be used for the assessment and management of the initiatives, which together depict a holistic picture of their functioning. This model contains elements such as idea, driving forces, activities, organization and critical mass. The two models of interrelated actors and of success factors form the main contribution of this work. Extending the stream of studies this dissertation raises awareness and calls for recognition of cluster initiatives as important actors working in-between the boundaries of other organizations and institutions.

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B2C—bubble to cluster: the dot-com boom, spin-off entrepreneurship, and regional agglomeration

Cited by 55 publications

References 28 publications

From the Old Path of Shipbuilding onto the New Path of Offshore Wind Energy? The Case of Northern Germany

From the Old Path of Shipbuilding onto the New Path of Offshore Wind Energy? The Case of Northern Germany

The Unmovable Elephant: Germany and the UK's Competitiveness Jungle

Cluster Initiatives as Intermediaries : A Study of their Management and Stakeholders

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