Overview
- Explains cluster and network dynamics in the ICT and automotive sector in seven regions and six EU countries
- Provides new insights for policy decision makers and cluster analysts worldwide
- Identifies new strategic approaches for multinational companies
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
Information & communication technology (ICT) and the automotive sector are two of the most important industries in the EU and the US. The EU’s eastern expansion and economic globalization have reinforced competition on the one hand; on the other hand the importance of outsourcing and off-shoring has increased. Against this background the intensification of innovation dynamics becomes crucial – and with them the role of regional innovation clusters. The analysis examines seven regions and six EU countries. The focus is on cluster and network dynamics in both industries, as regional ICT clusters are playing an increasingly central role in many European regions. Specialization and structural change in the automotive sector are highlighted, and new strategic approaches for multinational companies and changes in policy options are identified.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Clusters in Automotive and Information & Communication Technology
Book Subtitle: Innovation, Multinationalization and Networking Dynamics
Editors: Paul J.J. Welfens
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25816-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-25815-2Published: 17 March 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43745-8Published: 13 April 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-25816-9Published: 08 July 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 292
Additional Information: Original German edition published by Lucius & Lucius Verlagsgesellschaft mbH 2011
Topics: Economic Policy, Industrial Organization, R & D/Technology Policy, Regional/Spatial Science, European Integration, Political Science