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Discover the latest reports and studies featuring insights and recommendations from experienced cluster practitioners, along with expert analysis on emerging trends and policy measures within the ECCP community.
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Implementing cluster policies: organisational dilemmas, pathologies and evaluation - The case of a French policy-driven cluster
By Davide BevacquaAs “cluster” became a new buzzword, governments around the world increasingly implement cluster policies. However, a relevance gap is...
Cluster policy relevance on regional development
By Davide BevacquaThe importance of an enabling environment for business and entrepreneurship, particularly for SMEs is complemented by the need to improve...
New State Economic Policy - Cluster policy as the factor of innovative development of Europe
By Davide BevacquaThe article shows how the coordination between states, businesses, science and education is crucial for long-term economic development, and...
New Approaches to Improve the Performance of Cluster Management Organisations in Europe
By Davide BevacquaThe study seeks to contribute to the upcoming discussion how to provide better support schemes for cluster management organisations (and...
Comparing cluster policies - An analytical framework
By Davide Bevacqua"This paper outlines and deliver key triggers of a successful regional cluster policy. It first makes a broad reflection on the theory of...
Comparing Top-Down and Bottom-Up Cluster Initiatives from a Principal-Agent Perspective - What We Can Learn for Designing Governance Regimes
By Davide BevacquaThe paper compares the governance regimes of top-down and bottom-up cluster initiatives by using a classic principal-agent framework...
Clusters and how to make it work - Cluster strategy toolkit
By Davide Bevacqua"There is need for more integrated approaches that explores different facets of clusters in their development. The cluster strategy toolkit...
Cluster Policies, organising capacity and regional resilience - Evidence from German case studies
By Davide BevacquaThis paper departs from the assumption that by improving a region’s organising capacity, cluster policies can strengthen regional resilience...
Cluster Collaboration and Business Support Tools to Facilitate Entrepreneurship, Crosssectoral Collaboration and Growth
By ECCP TeamThe report is mainly addressed to cluster managers interested in providing tailor-made and demand-oriented support services to cluster...
Comparing Cluster Policies: An Analytical Framework
By ECCP TeamThis paper is a part of the dissertation research and is determined to outline and deliver key triggers of a successful regional cluster...