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Beyond Innovation Hotspots
Clusters for Competitiveness and Transformation in Real Regions
9781035315604 Edward Elgar Publishing
This expertly edited book investigates the role of specific clusters and cluster policies for the competitiveness and development of regions facing stagnation and decline, or the challenges of catching up or transforming. Bringing together a team of skilled contributors, Beyond Innovation Hotspots demonstrates the importance of context-specific policy responses and effective institutional frameworks to enhance regional development.
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This expertly edited book investigates the role of specific clusters and cluster policies for the competitiveness and development of regions facing stagnation and decline, or the challenges of catching up or transforming their economic structures.
Bringing together a team of skilled contributors, Beyond Innovation Hotspots demonstrates the importance of context-specific policy responses and effective institutional frameworks to enhance regional development. Chapters examine key case studies from Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany and Central Europe, to illustrate the complexity and diversity of challenges faced by different regions and the strategies used to address them. Particular attention is paid to the question of how clusters and cluster policies can help these regions to maintain or regain their competitiveness in the face of the twin changes of digitalisation and sustainability.
Scholars and students of cluster policy research, economic geography, entrepreneurship, urban and regional economics, and technological change and innovation will find the book a crucial resource. It is also beneficial to regional policymakers and practitioners looking to design, implement and evaluate their own strategies. Additionally, local stakeholders in clusters can use the lessons in this book for the development of their own organisations.
Bringing together a team of skilled contributors, Beyond Innovation Hotspots demonstrates the importance of context-specific policy responses and effective institutional frameworks to enhance regional development. Chapters examine key case studies from Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany and Central Europe, to illustrate the complexity and diversity of challenges faced by different regions and the strategies used to address them. Particular attention is paid to the question of how clusters and cluster policies can help these regions to maintain or regain their competitiveness in the face of the twin changes of digitalisation and sustainability.
Scholars and students of cluster policy research, economic geography, entrepreneurship, urban and regional economics, and technological change and innovation will find the book a crucial resource. It is also beneficial to regional policymakers and practitioners looking to design, implement and evaluate their own strategies. Additionally, local stakeholders in clusters can use the lessons in this book for the development of their own organisations.
Critical Acclaim
‘An insightful exploration of industrial clusters, this book provides an overview of the current reality of clusters from both a theoretical and, most importantly, an empirical perspective, focusing on specific industries and regions. Essential for academics, policymakers, and entrepreneurs, it illuminates the strategies behind successful clusters and their impact on economic growth.’
– Philippe Gugler, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
‘This book examines regional clusters as catalysts for economic transformation and competitiveness. Covering diverse topics from declining clusters to Bulgaria''s fintech evolution, models for cluster organisations in Denmark and science-industry collaboration in Visegrad countries, it offers insights for fostering regional innovation and growth. Essential for policymakers, academics, and industry leaders, and a must-read for anyone aiming to harness the power of clusters for regional and national prosperity.’
– Marzenna Anna Weresa, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
– Philippe Gugler, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
‘This book examines regional clusters as catalysts for economic transformation and competitiveness. Covering diverse topics from declining clusters to Bulgaria''s fintech evolution, models for cluster organisations in Denmark and science-industry collaboration in Visegrad countries, it offers insights for fostering regional innovation and growth. Essential for policymakers, academics, and industry leaders, and a must-read for anyone aiming to harness the power of clusters for regional and national prosperity.’
– Marzenna Anna Weresa, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
Contents
Contents
1 Introduction to Beyond Innovation Hotspots 1
Matthias Kiese, Rasmus C. Beck, Dirk Fornahl and Christian Ketels
2 A typology of declining clusters in thin regions:
socioeconomic challenges and policy responses 17
Mads Bruun Ingstrup, Arnault Morisson and Heike Mayer
3 The digital transformation of financial services: evolution
and competitiveness of Bulgaria’s emerging fintech cluster 34
Deyan Radev and Georgi Penev
4 Sleepy villages and hidden champions: clusters and their
interconnections in the Black Forest 59
Hansjörg Drewello and Nina Kulawik
5 Evolutionary processes of cluster policies in
post-industrial regions: implementing the smart
specialisation strategy in the Ruhr Metropolis 82
Rasmus C. Beck, Dmitri Domanski and Julia Frohne
6 Participation and cooperation: a trade union perspective
on structural policy for preventive transition 105
Jörg Weingarten
7 Optimising models for cluster organisations: learnings
from Denmark 130
Bolette van Ingen Bro and Merete Daniel Nielsen
8 A stakeholder-oriented approach to managing cluster relationships 145
Murat Akpinar
9 Two worlds apart? Motives, forms and results of science–
industry collaboration in cluster organisations – evidence
from the Visegrad countries 165
Dominika Kuberska and Marta Mackiewicz
1 Introduction to Beyond Innovation Hotspots 1
Matthias Kiese, Rasmus C. Beck, Dirk Fornahl and Christian Ketels
2 A typology of declining clusters in thin regions:
socioeconomic challenges and policy responses 17
Mads Bruun Ingstrup, Arnault Morisson and Heike Mayer
3 The digital transformation of financial services: evolution
and competitiveness of Bulgaria’s emerging fintech cluster 34
Deyan Radev and Georgi Penev
4 Sleepy villages and hidden champions: clusters and their
interconnections in the Black Forest 59
Hansjörg Drewello and Nina Kulawik
5 Evolutionary processes of cluster policies in
post-industrial regions: implementing the smart
specialisation strategy in the Ruhr Metropolis 82
Rasmus C. Beck, Dmitri Domanski and Julia Frohne
6 Participation and cooperation: a trade union perspective
on structural policy for preventive transition 105
Jörg Weingarten
7 Optimising models for cluster organisations: learnings
from Denmark 130
Bolette van Ingen Bro and Merete Daniel Nielsen
8 A stakeholder-oriented approach to managing cluster relationships 145
Murat Akpinar
9 Two worlds apart? Motives, forms and results of science–
industry collaboration in cluster organisations – evidence
from the Visegrad countries 165
Dominika Kuberska and Marta Mackiewicz
