Structural characteristics of industrial clusters and regional innovation

Mo, Changwei; He, Chaohua; Yang, Lingna

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109003

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“…The problem of the Czech cluster organisations, in addition to a shorter period of existence, is also their small size. The results of no evidence of clustering effect on firm performance in this study can be aligned with results of Delgado et al (2010) showing clustering effects associated more with mature or large clusters, and also with Mo, He and Yang (2020) confirming intensification of clustering effects with increasing size.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…The positive impact of the cluster on performance was identified after more than 20 years of cluster existence. Mo, He and Yang (2020) found that innovation success depends on the size and type of cluster. Large traded clusters have a stronger positive impact on regional innovation through the sharing of services, labour, tacit knowledge, technology etc.…”

Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Do clustered firms outperform the non-clustered? Evidence of financial performance in traditional industries

Pavelková

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Homolka

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Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja

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Previous research presented in numbers of studies strongly suggests that locating in a cluster generates valuable benefits to clustered firms. These include better access to suppliers and other scarce inputs, superior knowledge and innovation, a better position from which to build a social network as well as proximate to successful competitors. Yet when the positive impact of agglomeration and clustering has been questioned on the strictly financial performance of clustered firms, the results of these studies are not so convincing and question the enthusiasm for cluster theory shown by scholars, practitioners, and policymakers. The aim of our research is to enrich existing knowledge concerning the benefits of clustering, as well as to test if localisation in a natural cluster, and membership in a cluster organisation has a positive impact on financial performance. We propose to measure that by selected financial indicators such as ROA, ROS, labour productivity and Economic Value Added, focussing our research on traditional industrial sectorsplastics and textiles seated in the Czech Republic. The results of analysing firm-level data in the period of 2009-2016 fail to confirm any significant influence of firm localisation in natural cluster or membership in the cluster organisation on financial performance for firms in studied sectors. We achieved the same results by investigation of potential differences for young firms, SMEs or underperforming firms.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do clustered firms outperform the non-clustered? Evidence of financial performance in traditional industries

Pavelková

Žižka

Homolka

et al. 2021

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja

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“…The location entropy index can measure the spatial distribution of elements in a certain area, and is suitable as an effective index to measure the spatial distribution and agglomeration level of the research object, and it is comparable between different geographical units within the area (O'Donoghue and Gleave, 2004), so as to meet the needs of this research. Therefore, we draw on the idea of location entropy index and follow the method of and Mo et al (2020) to construct the ratio of city secondary industry employees to the national secondary industry employees. This industry agglomeration index measures the degree of industrial agglomeration in each city, and its specific calculation formula is as follows:…”

Section: Independent Variablementioning

confidence: 99%

Can Industrial Agglomeration Facilitate Green Development? Evidence From China

Xie

2021

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Industrial agglomeration can promote economic growth through knowledge spillover and cooperation, while it may also bring serious pollution problems. Therefore, clarifying the relationship between industrial agglomeration and green development is of great significance to the realization of China’s sustainable development. In order to study the causal relationship between industrial agglomeration and green development, this paper first adopts the Overall Malquist Index method to more accurately measure the green development of Chinese cities characterized by environmental total factor productivity (ETFP). Subsequently, this paper uses the panel data of prefecture-level cities from 2003 to 2016 to study the causal relationship between industrial agglomeration and green development. We found that China’s current industrial agglomeration can promote green development. Mechanism analysis shows that industrial agglomeration can promote green development through improving the technological innovation, strengthening government intervention and optimizing the industrial structure. Finally, heterogeneity analysis shows that industrial agglomeration has a stronger role in promoting green development in areas where the economy is more developed, the degree of resource dependence is lower, and the degree of industrial agglomeration is higher. This paper not only provides theoretical and policy references for the research on industrial agglomeration and green development, but also provides experience reference for other developing countries.

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“…There is a two-way relationship: open innovations of companies can determine creativity and complexity of a cluster, while at the same time, openness and creativity of a cluster determine the degree of open innovation of its members. This function is most fully performed by technoparks, which are a special kind of clusters and connect participants in various industries and sectors of the economy [9][10][11][12].…”

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confidence: 99%

Features of consumer value management of an innovative product

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Today, much is being done in Russia to ensure that the country acquires the status of an innovation-oriented power that can occupy and maintain the world leading positions in the main, strategically important areas of the state's development. Successful development of any socio-economic entity operating in modern conditions is impossible without widespread usage of innovative technologies. New technologies are important in open innovation processes for enterprises, because due to them, they can meet customer expectations and achieve higher corporate financial performance. By creating new organizational connections to take advantage of emerging technological opportunities, entrepreneurs are restructuring the economy, driving change and overall economic growth. In addition to the focus on innovation, an important direction in the development concept of a socio-economic entity is solving environmental issues. More and more companies are thinking about creating environmentally friendly products with minimal impact on the environment. Such products have a higher attractiveness for the consumer and compete more successfully with foreign analogues. Creating an effective program of innovative growth in compliance with environmental requirements and standards is one of the most important factors in improving competitiveness and sustainable development of Russian enterprises.

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Structural characteristics of industrial clusters and regional innovation

Cited by 21 publications

References 14 publications

Do clustered firms outperform the non-clustered? Evidence of financial performance in traditional industries

Do clustered firms outperform the non-clustered? Evidence of financial performance in traditional industries

Can Industrial Agglomeration Facilitate Green Development? Evidence From China

Features of consumer value management of an innovative product

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