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The Dynamics of Clusters and Innovation

Beyond Systems and Networks

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  • © 2003

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Authors:
  1. Brigitte Preissl

    1. German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Berlin, Germany

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  2. Laura Solimene

    1. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italy

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Part of the book series: Contributions to Economics (CE)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VI
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  2. Introduction

    • Brigitte Preissl, Laura Solimene
    Pages 1-6

  3. Innovation: its features and tools for analysis

    • Brigitte Preissl, Laura Solimene
    Pages 7-40

  4. Clusters

    • Brigitte Preissl, Laura Solimene
    Pages 41-72

  5. The innovation cluster of the German automotive components sector

    • Brigitte Preissl, Laura Solimene
    Pages 73-151

  6. Innovation in the telecommunication cluster

    • Brigitte Preissl, Laura Solimene
    Pages 153-196

  7. Cluster examples and cluster analysis: concluding remarks

    • Brigitte Preissl, Laura Solimene
    Pages 197-213

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 215-244
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About this book

Innovation is the motor of economic change. Over the last fifteen years, researches in innovation processes have emphasised the systemic features of innovation. Whilst innovation system analysis traditionally takes a static institutional approach, cluster analysis focuses on interaction and the dynamics of technology and innovation. First, the volume gives an overview of the different levels of analysis from which the innovation behaviour of firms has been observed in the past. The book then presents a distinct cluster approach as a useful and innovative tool to analyse the configuration and dynamics of networks of actors involved in innovative processes. This approach emphasises the possibilities of enhancing cluster benefits by introducing virtual links between cluster actors. Empirical evidence is provided for the automotive components and the telecommunication industries. By restricting the discussion to Germany and Italy, the authors are able to explore the role that national innovation systems play as a framework in which clusters operate.

Authors and Affiliations

  • German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Berlin, Germany

    Brigitte Preissl

  • Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italy

    Laura Solimene

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Dynamics of Clusters and Innovation

  • Book Subtitle: Beyond Systems and Networks

  • Authors: Brigitte Preissl, Laura Solimene

  • Series Title: Contributions to Economics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-50011-4

  • Publisher: Physica Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-0077-7Published: 26 August 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-50011-4Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1431-1933

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-7178

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 244

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Industrial Organization, R & D/Technology Policy, Regional/Spatial Science

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