Innovation is a key driver of economic growth and competitiveness, and innovation clusters
house much of the innovation generating high-tech and creative industries. These clusters …

Notwithstanding the wide research on clusters and industrial districts, most of the preceding
contributions tried to analyse and investigate past research and rarely tried to critique or …

This work analyzes the impact of university–industry collaborations (UICs) on the innovation
performance of a sample of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) located in Veneto, a …

The location of economic activities in specific territories and the reorganization of industries
into global value chains have reshaped analysis on the competitiveness of regions and …

In 1990, two books appeared which addressed the role of locations in competitiveness and
company performance. Industrial Districts and InterFirm Cooperation in Italy (Pyke, Becattini …

Improving the level of regional green development is an important means to assist China's
high-quality economic development. Based on provincial panel data from 2011 to 2021, this …

This study is focused on how Industry 4.0 is diffused within a Marshallian industrial district
(MID) through collective action. It explains how MIDs adopt Industry 4.0 through collective …

Social capital is a key resource encouraging innovation in clustered firms of the hospitality
and tourism industry, however it may be influenced by managers perception of market …

How is firm innovation affected by location in an innovation cluster? How does the interplay
of firm and cluster characteristics matter? We examine these questions by conducting an …

Purpose This paper aims to provide a contribution on the diffusion of Industry 4 (I4. 0)-
related knowledge in industrial districts (IDs). The main goal is to examine the dissemination …