Clusters as an instrument to bridge institutional voids in transition economies

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XV

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2. Introduction

   • Tine Schrammel

   Pages 1-7

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3. Theoretical background

   • Tine Schrammel

   Pages 8-50

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4. A multi case study on clusters and their potential to bridge institutional voids

   • Tine Schrammel

   Pages 51-150

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5. A comparative case study on clusters bridging institutional voids

   • Tine Schrammel

   Pages 151-190

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6. Contribution, implications and limitations

   • Tine Schrammel

   Pages 191-216

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7. Back Matter

   Pages 217-267

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Transition economies, such as the countries in Southeast Europe, face an expeditious institutional transition from a centrally planned to a market economy. The state withdraws from its monitoring function, which results in institutional voids that affect the economy in general and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in specific. With a qualitative case study approach Tine Schrammel develops a scheme to detect institutional voids as one source of competitive disadvantages of SMEs in transition economies. In a second step she demonstrates that specific cluster services bridge institutional voids and improve the competitive position of SMEs in environments of institutional voids. The findings add to the understanding of institutional voids and to the role of clusters in transition economies.

• Cluster
• Fallstudien
• Institutionelle Lücken
• KMU
• Südosteuropa

• Lehrstuhl Internationales Management, Universität Pasau, Passau, Germany

  Tine Schrammel

Tine Schrammel received her PhD from the University of Passau, where she was affiliated with the Chair of International Management (Prof. Dr. Carola Jungwirth). She worked for development cooperation in Southeast Europe.

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