篇名 | Uncovering and Developing Industry Clusters |
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卷期 | 5:1 |
作者 | Adee Athiyaman |
頁次 | 051-066 |
關鍵字 | Strategic Groups 、 Value System Analysis 、 Regional Economics |
出刊日期 | 200903 |
This paper observes that the existing definitions of clusters can be grouped under two categories: intra-industry clusters, and inter-industry clusters. Economic geographers and strategy researchers suggest “intra industry” conceptualisations of clusters. Regional economists subscribe to the Porterian model of clusters that focuses on inter-industry linkages. While we agree that clusters should assess interindustry linkages, we argue that the process of identifying clusters should begin at the intra-industry level. A conceptual framework based on ‘strategic groups’ theory and value system analysis is developed as an explanation for industry clusters.