Showing papers on "Business cluster published in 2022"
TL;DR: In this article , a multi-scale community detection algorithm was used to identify industry clusters on a range of scales, from many small clusters to few large groupings, and a new variable, cluster employment, was constructed to capture the workforce available to an industry within its own cluster.
Abstract: There is an emerging consensus in the literature that locally embedded capabilities and industrial know-how are key determinants of growth and diversification processes. In order to model these dynamics as a branching process, whereby industries grow as a function of the availability of related or relevant skills, industry networks are typically employed. These networks, sometimes referred to as industry spaces, describe the complex structure of the capability or skill overlap between industry pairs, measured here via inter-industry labour flows. Existing models typically deploy a local or ‘nearest neighbour’ approach to capture the size of the labour pool available to an industry in related sectors. This approach, however, ignores higher order interactions in the network, and the presence of industry clusters or groups of industries which exhibit high internal skill overlap. We argue that these clusters represent skill basins in which workers circulate and diffuse knowledge, and delineate the size of the skilled labour force available to an industry. By applying a multi-scale community detection algorithm to this network of flows, we identify industry clusters on a range of scales, from many small clusters to few large groupings. We construct a new variable, cluster employment, which captures the workforce available to an industry within its own cluster. Using UK data we show that this variable is predictive of industry-city employment growth and, exploiting the multi-scale nature of the industrial clusters detected, propose a methodology to uncover the optimal scale at which labour pooling operates.
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TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper constructed a cluster innovation network using social network analysis (SNA) based on scientific identification of cultural industry clusters, and used multiple regression-quadratic assignment procedure (MR-QAP) method to determine the influence of geographical proximity, technological proximity, and social proximity on the evolution pattern of the cultural industry cluster innovation networks.
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01 Jan 2022
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TL;DR: In this article , the authors explored the Medical Device cluster in Ireland and characterised the industry through the companies, innovation, products, markets, and regulatory framework, concluding that the Irish MedTech industry is successful but has been highly dependent on USA multinationals that established themselves here in the 1990s.
Abstract: Ireland has developed a highly successful medical device cluster. Most of the industry started from USA multinationals that moved to Ireland in the 1990s. An ecosystem has now developed with strong linkages between universities, start-ups, multinationals, venture capital, suppliers, and supporting industries. This paper explores the Medical Device cluster in Ireland. It characterizes the industry through the companies, innovation, products, markets, and regulatory framework. It concludes that the Irish MedTech industry is successful but has been highly dependent on USA multinationals that established themselves here in the 1990s. Based on this, we summarize the opportunities and threats the industry now faces. This is one of the first studies that categorized the MedTech industry in Ireland. This study will provide valuable insights to aid government policy to sustain the medical device cluster in Ireland as well as provide insights into other countries.
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TL;DR: In this article , an extensive literature review of scientific sources about clusters, cluster policy and place leadership is conducted, which reveals that the prevailing cluster policy often does not lead to sustainably successful clusters.
Abstract: Abstract Facing increasing interregional and international competition, the need for innovating economic and socio-institutional structures is virulent. One possibility is establishing clusters to promote the idea that developing a network of companies with a mix of cooperative and competitive practices leads to competitive advantages for the respective area. Organizing clusters means developing a cluster culture, a communication strategy and a selection criterion for creating the desired mix of companies. We base our opinion paper on an extensive literature review of scientific sources about clusters, cluster policy and Place Leadership. We reveal that the prevailing cluster policy often does not lead to sustainably successful clusters. We conclude that we need a shared vision among cluster members to develop resilient clusters. Shared visions create a sense of belonging, social identity, and internalization of values and attitudes. This way, it is possible that a sustainable and trust-oriented network structure can develop, and knowledge spillovers within the cluster, necessary for resilient clusters, can occur. True Place Leadership is crucial to deal with the needed diversity of actors and stakeholders, some of whom are in competition, inspiring, motivating, and guiding shared, cooperative, and collaborative ways of working. Employing Place Leadership can outperform current policy measures in other regional, industrial and structural areas and might even make them redundant.
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30 Mar 2022
TL;DR: The tourism and recreational cluster of promising development as mentioned in this paper is a relevant project for the Mezhdurechensk urban district, which aims at diversifying the economy of Kuzbass and overcoming the region's dependence on the industrial sector, as well as the problem of single industry towns.
Abstract: Introduction. The Tourism and Recreation Cluster of Promising Development – Mezhdurechensk is a relevant project for the Mezhdurechensk urban district. The Cluster needs a good organizational and functional structure, as well as a clear division of operational functions and management tasks. The project aims at diversifying the economy of Kuzbass and overcoming the region’s dependence on the industrial sector, as well as the problem of single-industry towns. Study objects and methods. The article focuses on the following local points of attraction: the city of Mezhdurechensk, the Yugus and Syrkashi mountain complex, Podnebesnye Zubya mountain range, the Black Salan mountains, the Megaliths of Izygash and Kuylyum near Orton village, and the ethnovillage of Studeniy Plyos. The research involved the complex, system, comparative, cartographic, and ecological analyses, as well as the method of OTSW analysis. The latter revealed the opportunities, threats, strengths, and weaknesses of the project. Results and discussion. The authors followed the strategizing methodology of the scientific school developed by V.L. Kvint, Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. They proposed strategizing measures for the Mezhdurechensk Cluster based on a detailed analysis of municipal, regional, and federal programs and strategies of tourism development. If managed properly, the Cluster will bring in various economic benefits, thus increasing the competitive advantage of the area and improving the positive image of the Mezhdurechensk urban district. Conclusion. The new strategy will improve the local supporting and servicing infrastructure, as well as diversify the local mining-based economy and human capital, which are important for the strategic development of tourism and recreation. The article is addressed to experts in the fields of tourism, hospitality, branding, and territorial marketing.
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TL;DR: In this paper , the relative tendency of industries and industry clusters to be geographically concentrated is examined, and the average variance of each cluster is calculated to measure relative concentration, based on the U.S. County Business Patterns data.
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TL;DR: Zhang et al. as mentioned in this paper used the method based on natural semantics and spatial collaborative aggregation to identify industrial linkages and spatial aggregation of industrial clusters, and took the electronic information industry cluster in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region as an example for empirical research.
Abstract: Identifying industrial clusters and the changes in the spatial representation of these clusters is a basic but challenging issue for understanding and promoting urban and regional development. However, the current evolution characteristics of industrial clusters pay too much attention to the spatial perspective, and some studies analyze the evolution of industrial clusters from the perspective of industrial linkages. It is very important to combine industrial linkages and spatial agglomeration to observe the evolution of industrial clusters. To solve this problem, based on the enterprise big data from 1984 to 2019, this study uses the method based on natural semantics and spatial collaborative aggregation to identify industrial linkages and spatial aggregation of industrial clusters, and takes the electronic information industry cluster in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region as an example for empirical research. It can be seen from the results that most of the industries in the PRD cluster remain stable, and the industrial linkages and spatial agglomeration within the cluster are increasing. From the overall type of change, fewer industries can maintain high linkage–high proximity, and most industries are mainly concentrated in low linkage–high proximity. Through the combination of semantic and spatial synergy analysis, this study helps urban planners and policymakers understand the changes in industrial linkages and spatial agglomeration of industrial clusters.
TL;DR: In this article , the authors examined the relationship between growth and connectivity across all U.S. counties and their regions from 2010 to 2016 and found that local cluster employment grows faster when those jobs are part of regional clusters.
Abstract: This article proposes a new economic development framework – regional economic connectivity – to address the deep and growing urban-rural divide. Regional economic connectivity calls attention to the benefits to local communities of fostering connectivity to industry clusters and economic specializations that are already present in their broader regions. This analysis examines the relationship between growth and connectivity across all U.S. counties and their regions from 2010 to 2016 and finds that local cluster employment grows faster when those jobs are part of regional clusters. The magnitude of the relationship between growth and connectivity varies across the urban-rural hierarchy, with particularly strong results for micropolitan communities. A targeted analysis of Virginia is presented to illustrate these trends and implications for practice.
TL;DR: In this paper , three mega-clusters dominate the cybersecurity industry: the San Francisco Bay Area, the Washington D.C. area and Israel, and they have remained dominant since industry take-off in the 1990s.
Abstract: ABSTRACT Three mega-clusters dominate the cybersecurity industry: the San Francisco Bay Area, the Washington D.C. area and Israel. Together they are home to about half the influential cybersecurity firms; they have remained dominant since industry take-off in the 1990s. How have they remained dominant? We answer this question by synthesizing firm-level data, case studies, and interviews, compiling an extensive history of their evolution; then using a Geographic Information System to map these clusters. Applying the Menzel and Fornahl cluster lifecycle model, we find these clusters advanced into the Growth (2nd) stage but have not reached an equilibrium state. The model points to heterogeneity as key to avoiding cluster weakening through lock-in. Three vectors of heterogeneity explain how these clusters remain dominant: The absence of a de facto standard design, spatial expansion, and the ever-increasing cyber-threat landscape. Additionally, powerful anchor institutions are present in two of the three clusters.
TL;DR: In this paper , the economic competitiveness of the free zone clusters in the United Arab Emirates has been investigated and SWOT analysis of the business environment and Global Indices were explored to support the argument on the UAE's potential for cluster creation.
Abstract: A competitive economy - aims to - utilise its factor endowments in the most efficient manner to achieve productivity in a more sustainable and inclusive manner. In Dubai, UAE, a profound drive to achieve economic diversification and create a competitive knowledge-based economy has been evident in the past 30 years. This study looks into the economic competitiveness of the Dubai free zones clusters. SWOT analysis of the business environment and Global Indices were explored to support the argument on the UAE's potential for cluster creation. The Porter's Diamond Model helped assess the competitiveness of the free zones clusters. A cluster map was designed on one of the free zone clusters as a case study to gauge its competitiveness and study value chain components. Based on these analyses; several challenges and policy gaps were identified. Recommendations include, establishing a Federal Free Zone Authority along with enriching private sector partnerships with the public agents to maximise cluster policy benefits.
TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper divided green innovation into several stages and levels for analysis, and established an evaluation index system in three dimensions: green economic benefits, technological innovation, and green development.
Abstract: In the past ten years, the ceramic industry which, belongs to the manufacturing industry, has formed an industrial cluster advantage in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in China. However, the continuous economic downturn in the international market, coupled with anti-dumping and other trade barriers, and the domestic overcapacity and environmental pollution pressure has impeded the export of ceramic industry products. The internal and external problems are restricting the improvement of green innovation performance of the ceramic industry cluster in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area under the high-quality development. This project divides green innovation into several stages and levels for analysis, and establishes an evaluation index system in three dimensions: green economic benefits, technological innovation, and green development. Data on the factors affecting the high-quality development of the ceramic industry in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area were extracted from databases such as CSMAR, WIND, RESSET, and CCER, followed by empirical tests. Finally, the specific improvement path for the high-quality development of the ceramic industry in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is obtained, and lastly the policy recommendations is proposed in the paper.
28 Mar 2022
TL;DR: In this article , the authors presented the evolution mechanism of the aerospace industry cluster in terms of new quadruple helix and open innovation and emphasized the importance of active cooperation among industry, government, and university participating in innovation cluster.
Abstract: This study aims to present the evolution mechanism of the aerospace industry cluster in terms of new quadruple helix and open innovation. This study analyzed aerospace clusters located in Gyeongnam province in the Republic of Korea. It emphasizes the importance of active cooperation among industry, government, and university participating in innovation cluster. In addition, this study points out that the cooperation of clusters in other regions is also important. It also emphasizes that a common open innovation culture among participating actors strengthens these collaborative ecosystems. In the past, Korea has been dependent on imports for most of the civilian and military sectors from US as a latecomer in the aerospace industry. At present, however, it produces its own advanced trainer called the T-50. This has a unique development path as a latecomer, and the aerospace innovation cluster played a major role in this development.
TL;DR: The Nordic Battery Belt (NBB) as mentioned in this paper is an emerging cross-border regional network established to proactively identify the prevailing and the envisaged connectivity challenges within the Nordic region.
Abstract: There is an increasing global demand for batteries in the decarbonisation process and an attempt to increase its production within Europe, thereby reducing the dependency on the Asian market. Consequently, the battery industry cluster is emerging in the Nordic region with the requisite raw materials for battery production in Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The industry will encounter medium- and long-term challenges in its supply value chain due to the envisaged transport connectivity issues in the region, especially as the industry begins experiencing growth. Regional networks will play a key role in mitigating these challenges by providing a space for cooperation among actors; however, how regional networks address these transport connectivity issues still needs to be explored. This paper introduces results from a qualitative study that adopts the network approach in examining the nature and the role of a novel network within the Nordic battery cluster. They show that the Nordic Battery Belt (NBB) is an emerging cross-border regional network established to proactively identify the prevailing and the envisaged connectivity challenges within the Nordic region. The NBB, therefore, contributes to the development of logistical strategies and inventories for sustainable and cost-effective transport systems, which will support the battery industry’s supply chain and reduce the industry’s carbon footprints. Overall, the paper advances the understanding of networks and their role in the regional energy transitions literature viz-a-viz the battery industry.
28 Dec 2022
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors used the content analysis method, based on the function dimension and the subject dimension of main factors affecting the construction of the logistics industry cluster theory framework, to find the inner connection between the various factors, so as to enrich research in the impacting factors of logistics industrial cluster.
Abstract: The emergence of the logistics industry cluster for the region’s economic stability growth, increase employment to provide important support, also for many enterprises innovation mode innovation provides the possible use of cluster resources, through the logistics cluster, new improve enterprise competitive advantage, promote the diversified development of local economy, promote the logistics industry authors efficiency. In this context, it is of great significance to reveal the development mode and influencing factors of logistics industry agglomeration in China. Therefore, this paper from time, institutional and subject distribution of logistics industry cluster related literature, based on the knowledge of logistics industry cluster theory, using the content analysis method, based on the function dimension and the subject dimension of main factors affecting the construction of the logistics industry cluster theory framework, tries to find the inner connection between the various factors, so as to enrich research in the impacting factors of logistics industrial cluster. The final study shows that in the development process of logistics clusters, resource factors such as land, infrastructure, knowledge and technology, information, and policies are needed to generate the cluster effect, while the further expansion of cluster scale and the formation of competitive advantages will prompt enterprises to innovate and upgrade to form larger logistics clusters.
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors highlight the issues of monitoring the indicators of innovative development of forest industry clusters in a multilateral partnership in order to optimize the management of the innovative development.
Abstract: The article highlights the issues of monitoring the indicators of innovative development of forest industry clusters in a multilateral partnership in order to optimize the management of innovative development of forest industry clusters. In this aspect, the features of monitoring the indicators of innovative development of industrial structures are studied. Without monitoring innovation activities, cluster structures, including forestry clusters, cannot ensure the process of their innovative development. In this regard, an important point is the development of recommendations that will ensure a continuous process of monitoring the innovative development of forest industry clusters.
TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper analyzed the creative industry development in the 25 major cities of the Yangtze river delta through three indicators, including the international market share index (IMS), trade competitiveness index (TC), and revealed comparative advantage index (RCA), and compared the international competitiveness of creative industry between China and some major countries in the world.
Abstract: Creativity, innovation, creation and entrepreneurship have become the core driving force of China's economic development and urban transformation in the new era. To promote the sustainable development of the Yangtze River Delta with higher quality, it is necessary to build a community of regional interests, give play to the advantages of regional industries, and form a world-class city cluster with global competitiveness on the basis of grasping the mission, target positioning and strategic path of the Time, with reliance on the region and the whole country, looking around the world and facing the future. This paper analyzed the creative industry development in the 25 major cities of the Yangtze river delta through three indicators, including the international market share index (IMS), trade competitiveness index (TC) and revealed comparative advantage index (RCA). From the two perspectives of creative goods and services, it compared the international competitiveness of creative industry between China and some major countries in the world. Finally, in the background of the digital era, countermeasures were proposed from the perspectives of cross-border integration and symbiotic development of digital economy, digital technology and creative industry, the spatial collaboration and symbiotic development of creative industry of the city cluster in Yangtze River Delta, talent training and intellectual property protection.
13 May 2022
TL;DR: Clusters are regional-sectoral agglomerations of related and supporting industries within one value chain this article , where the simultaneous presence in a nation or in a region within a nation of several competing producers of a good, trend anticipating customers, a dense infrastructure of supporting institutions such as associations and specialized education and many suppliers of intermediary inputs is key to competitiveness, expressed as export success.
Abstract: Clusters are regional-sectoral agglomerations of related and supporting industries within one value chain. While geographical industry agglomeration has been studied since long, Porter gave it a theoretical basis by proposing the 'diamond of competitive advantage'. According to this theory the simultaneous presence in a nation or in a region within a nation of (1.) several competing producers of a good, (2.) trend anticipating customers, (3.) a dense infrastructure of supporting institutions such as associations and specialized education and (4.) many suppliers of intermediary inputs is key to competitiveness, expressed as export success. For purchasing theory and practice, knowledge on clusters contributes, at least, to explaining and improving supplier location decisions, innovation with suppliers, risk and resilience management and strategic positioning of firms through differentiated supplier selection.
TL;DR: In this paper , an effective method of ensuring sustainable development of mining entities, an effective type of cooperation, in the process of which individual entities combine efforts in a common system (from geological exploration, field development, production to the sale of certain mining products), there is a cluster.
Abstract: The article substantiates that an effective method of ensuring sustainable development of mining entities, an effective type of cooperation, in the process of which individual entities combine efforts in a common system (from geological exploration, field development, production to the sale of certain mining products ), there is a cluster. The opportunities that appear in the business entities (members of the cluster association), the implementation of which will determine the effective results of each participant, the development of the mining industry and, accordingly, the national economy as a whole. The classification of clusters on various grounds is presented, and the need to clarify the understanding of “industry clusters” is argued. The functioning of branch clusters has been clarified both in relation to the members of the cluster association and in relation to the subject of activity of the branch cluster. The author’s approach to understanding clusters according to the “sectoral” classification can unite participants from different regions of Ukraine (this is especially important for the mining industry), and the tasks of the sectoral cluster should be determined by appropriate criteria. The peculiarities of the development of cluster associations in different countries are highlighted. It is argued that the formation of a cluster in the mining industry must be based on existing experience of clusters in different countries and achieve all the benefits that can be achieved by joining forces. The organizational and economic mechanism of functioning and development of the mining industry cluster has been developed, which will be presented as a set of elements aimed at the development of cluster entities through the implementation of their strategies (including functional) within the overall conceptually agreed strategy and cluster development.
TL;DR: In this article , the authors present a critique of the relationship between the creative class and growth; also considering clusters in the UK and their contributions to the economic development of their region, they present an argument for the capability of creative clusters to drive economic and urban development.
Abstract: This paper presents indigenous creative industry issues and presents an argument for the capability of creative clusters to drive economic and urban development. The argument draws inspiration from Florida’s claim over how the creative class can serve as a tool for urban regeneration. The paper also presents a critique of the relationship between the creative class and growth; also considering clusters in the UK and their contributions to the economic development of their region. Direct observation, interviews and discourse analysis were utilized as the research methods. Findings indicate issues in a specified creative industry whilst acknowledging new and unique creative clusters. It posits that the new unique clusters ought to be effectively recognised and further developed into a proper creative hub. As recommendation, the government should do more in consolidating creative hubs by via policy announcements to help harness and grow the industry. There is also need for clear regional and national creative industry policy guidelines to provide a proper structure and bespoke framework for future growth. For City Regeneration and boosting competitive advantages of the industry, the bespoke creative policy must focus on Strategic location, Local market demand, Integration with regional clusters, Human resources, plus Private sector involvement and leadership. Keywords: Creative Clusters, Creative Industries, City Growth, Creative Economy, Regeneration DOI: 10.7176/JCSD/67-09 Publication date: September 30 th 2022
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors analyzed the importance and role of clusters in the transition to Industry 4.0, and identified the main strategic directions of cluster transformation for Industry 5.0.
Abstract: The article analyzes the importance and role of clusters in the transition to “Industry 4.0”. The role of industrial clusters in international innovative development has been identified. The main strategic directions of cluster transformation have been identified for Industry 4.0. According to the results of the study, industrial clusters will act as a key innovation hub in the transition to “Industry 4.0”.
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors developed an industry-relatedness model to quantitatively measure the paired industry relatedness among three maritime sectors: port-related, shipping-related and maritime business services.
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TL;DR: In this article , the authors focus on various aspects of regional clusters from an economic geography and regional economics perspective, and they use both qualitative and quantitative methods in cluster research, sometimes both methods are combined, while studies of cluster relatedness, cluster convergence effects and the impact of clusters on economic performance tend to use quantitative research methods.
Abstract: Clusters as a broad term can mean any collection of elements or phenomena, and is used in among others astronomy, biology, medical science, and computing and data science. This article focuses on various aspects of regional clusters from an economic geography and regional economics perspective. Although many ideas related to the concept of clusters in economic geography and regional economics originated from Alfred Marshall’s industrial district developed at the end of the 19th century, Porter popularized this term in the 1990s. Michael Porter considers clusters to be geographic concentrations of interrelated collaborating and competing companies and institutions in a particular field. As a geographic concept, clusters vary in terms of size, ranging from a cluster within a neighborhood of a city to a cross-regional, international cluster. In general, however, regional clusters are a meso-level concept and therefore cluster studies are often linked to regional development and competitiveness, most notably in Porter’s ‘diamond model’. Moreover, many studies of clusters are linked to the concepts of enterprise, entrepreneurship, and innovation. In recent years, with the increasing globalization and digitalization of the economy, extra-regional linkages of clusters, such as global pipelines and temporary clusters, have received more and more attention. From a methodological perspective, both qualitative and quantitative methods are used in cluster research, sometimes both methods are combined. Studies of informal contacts/informal exchanges of clusters as well as studies of local buzz and global pipelines usually use qualitative research methods, while studies of cluster relatedness, cluster convergence effects and the impact of clusters on economic performance tend to use quantitative research methods.
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01 Jan 2022
TL;DR: In addition to agribusiness companies' individual efforts in the FFV export industry, joint actions in industrial clusters were critical to the development of the industry as discussed by the authors , and these joint actions mobilized resources in the private sector to build public goods such as a phytosanitary capacity for exports.
Abstract: AbstractIn addition to agribusiness companies’ individual efforts in the FFV export industry, joint actions in industrial clusters were critical to the development of the industry. With the increase of the FFV exports, the actors in the coastal regions in Peru, especially those in the capital city of Lima, began to form a cluster. The nuclei of the cluster were industry associations of producers and exporters organized around export crops. The joint actions of these associations were critical to the development of the industry. With these joint actions, agribusiness companies were able to achieve what would not have been possible individually. The achievements include joint purchase of inputs, transfer of knowledge regarding new technologies through seminars and training, joint marketing, and building infrastructure for the industry. These joint actions mobilized resources in the private sector to build public goods such as a phytosanitary capacity for exports. This mobilization allowed the companies to access new markets.KeywordsClusterCollective actionAssociationPublic goodsPhytosanitary capacity
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors analyzed the key factors which are restricting the improvement of green innovation performance of ceramic industry clusters in the Greater Bay Area and proposed a specific improvement path and policies for the high-quality development of the ceramic industry in the region.
Abstract: On February 18, 2019, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the ‘Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Plan’ where the Greater Bay Area will undergo green and low-carbon development with four major innovations, and there is the core competitiveness of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao to build a world-class bay area. In the past ten years, the ceramic industry, which belongs to the manufacturing industry, has formed an industrial cluster advantage in the Greater Bay Area. However, the continuous economic downturn in the international market, coupled with anti-dumping and other trade barriers, has impeded the export of ceramic industry products, and the domestic overcapacity and environmental. Additionally, the pressure of pollution has forced the government to issue various industrial policies and environmental protection policies to guide the upgrading and the transfer of the ceramic industry. The arising internal and external problems are restricting the improvement of the green innovation performance of the ceramic industry cluster in the Greater Bay Area under high-quality development. This paper analyzes the key factors which are restricting the improvement of green innovation performance of ceramic industry clusters in the Greater Bay Area. Further, a specific improvement path and policies for the high-quality development of the ceramic industry in the Greater Bay Area were proposed in this paper.
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors analyzed the current development of the Rongcheng kelp industry cluster from six perspectives, including natural environment and resources, supporting infrastructure of kelp farming and processing enterprises.
Abstract: Rongcheng is a natural kelp production base due to its unique geographical environment and climatic advantages. Since the 1930s, the Rongcheng kelp industry has played an important role in the development of the Chinese kelp industry. Rongcheng's kelp output ranked first in China for more than ten years, from 2010 to 2021. Its kelp production accounts for nearly half of total Chinese kelp production. This paper analyzes the current development of the Rongcheng kelp industry cluster from six perspectives: natural environment and resources of kelp farming, supporting infrastructure of kelp farming and processing enterprises, main bodies in Rongcheng kelp industry cluster, relevant assistance of Rongcheng municipal government to kelp industry, development of relevant supporting industries in kelp industry. Then it concludes that there are four problems in the current development stage of Rongcheng kelp industry cluster and the development of Rongcheng kelp industry cluster's domestic and foreign markets. It then concludes that there are four issues in the current development stage of the Rongcheng kelp industry cluster. Based on the analysis of the problems and countermeasures, it is concluded that the current development stage of the Rongcheng kelp industry cluster has four problems: low cluster efficiency, an imperfect market system, a lack of technological innovation, and a weak influence of regional brands. It assists the Rongcheng kelp industry cluster in achieving high-quality development based on an analysis of the problems and countermeasures.
TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated the types of LINC+ budget execution of individual universities participated in LINC+, and the industry-university cooperation performance differences based on the derived budget execution types.
Abstract: This research aimed to empirically investigate the types of LINC+ budget execution of individual universities participated in LINC+ and the industry-university cooperation performance differences based on the derived budget execution types, and to suggest policy implications to improve the performance of LINC 3.0. To achieve the purpose, this study exploits LINC+ budget execution dataset of 50 universities participated in LINC+ from 2017 to 2019 utilizing cluster analysis, OLS and fixed effect model.
The major findings showed that LINC+ budget execution can be divided into ‘Industry-university cooperative program and industry linkage centered universities’ and ‘Industry-university cooperative infrastructure centered universities’. Furthermore, ‘infrastructure-centered universities’ were more effective in improving the ratio of students involved in contract department with industry than ‘program and industry-linkage centered universities’. This study attempted to provide useful policy implications to improve the performance of individual universities participated in LINC 3.0 and suggestions for policy practitioners in the field of industry-university cooperation.
01 Jan 2022
TL;DR: In this article , the issues of increasing the competitiveness of the tourism and hospitality industry based on innovative approaches to the formation of a cluster structure are discussed, and the essence of cluster formations in the tourism industry of the Nizhny Novgorod region is analyzed.
Abstract: The article discusses the issues of increasing the competitiveness of the tourism and hospitality industry based on innovative approaches to the formation of a cluster structure. The essence of cluster formations in the tourism and hospitality industry of the Nizhny Novgorod region is analyzed — their goals, objectives and components; the system of relations within clusters, industry, organizational and functional structure, the advantages and disadvantages of the cluster approach to the development of the tourism industry in the studied area are listed.
TL;DR: In this paper , a model for the agro-industry Micro-Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to face the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) using entrepreneurial marketing approaches was developed.
Abstract: The agro-industry plays an important role in the Indonesian economy. However, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in this industry face various challenges to be competitive, one of which is the implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) agreement. The study aims to develop a model for the agro-industry Micro-Small Medium Enterprises to face the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) using entrepreneurial marketing approaches. This research was conducted at three centers of agro-based industry clusters in Indonesia. The respondents were business actors representing the leading Micro-Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the fruit-processing industry cluster, fish processing industry cluster and milk processing industry cluster. Primary data collection was conducted through structured interviews using close ended questionnaires. This study used Structural Equation Modelling analysis with a Partial Least Squares (PLS) approach to develop a model of enhancement for the agro-industry clusters in dealing with AEC. The findings suggest that the entrepreneurial marketing has significant impact in increasing business development and business competitiveness. The MSMEs possessing great competitiveness would be more ready to penetrate their business into other ASEAN markets. In addition, supportive government policies that encourage and improve innovativeness can significantly increase the entrepreneurial marketing ability.
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors discuss the methods and mechanisms of cluster formation and also studied the problems of the cluster system of industry in Uzbekistan and approaches to the organization of the regional industrial complex.
Abstract: The article discusses the methods and mechanisms of cluster formation. And also studied the problems of the cluster system of industry in Uzbekistan and approaches to the organization of the regional industrial complex. The study was carried out in accordance with the priority areas for the development of industrial strategies of the Republic of Uzbekistan.