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Small and medium enterprises carry out their activities in a dynamic environment that is affected by various processes that also impact...

Three sets of challenges for what is now a mature policy are highlighted in this paper: the links between clusters, cluster policies and...

This paper seeks to contribute to the growing literature on cluster-policy evaluation in three ways: firstly, it focuses on regional cluster...

Cluster policy has proved to be an extremely resilient feature of the regional competitiveness policy landscape over thirty years. To...

The paper identifies Critical Success Factors of cluster initiatives management. The study was based on interviews conducted among European...

As “cluster” became a new buzzword, governments around the world increasingly implement cluster policies. However, a relevance gap is...

The importance of an enabling environment for business and entrepreneurship, particularly for SMEs is complemented by the need to improve...

The article shows how the coordination between states, businesses, science and education is crucial for long-term economic development, and...

The study seeks to contribute to the upcoming discussion how to provide better support schemes for cluster management organisations (and...

"This paper outlines and deliver key triggers of a successful regional cluster policy. It first makes a broad reflection on the theory of...