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A Survey of Cluster Initiatives

A Survey of Cluster Initiatives. Göran Lindqvist Institute of International Business Stockholm School of Economics 3rd Regional Conference on Competitiveness Regional Competitiveness Initiative Sofia, Bulgaria 8 June, 2005. Agenda. The survey. Initiating the CI. Activities.

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A Survey of Cluster Initiatives

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  1. A Survey of Cluster Initiatives Göran Lindqvist Institute of International BusinessStockholm School of Economics 3rd Regional Conference on Competitiveness Regional Competitiveness Initiative Sofia, Bulgaria 8 June, 2005

  2. Agenda The survey Initiating the CI Activities Organizational structure Measuring impact RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  3. The Cluster Initiative Greenbook • Results from the 2003 survey (GCIS 2003) are presented in The Cluster Initiative Greenbook • Main focus on advanced economies; special case study of Slovenia • Available free of charge at: www.cluster-research.org RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  4. An online survey RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  5. 76 participants in transition economies Transition 76 EU 15 320 Slovenia 11 Estonia 7 Albania 5 Lithuania 5 FYR Macedonia 5 Armenia <5 Bulgaria <5 Bosnia and Herzegovina <5 Czech Republic <5 Georgia <5 Croatia <5 Hungary <5 Latvia <5 Poland <5 Russia <5 Serbia and Montenegro <5 International <5 Germany 50 Sweden 42 UK 31 International 22 Austria 19 Spain 16 Finland 10 Denmark 9 Italy 8 Belgium 8 Netherlands 7 France 5 Greece <5 Ireland <5 Luxemburg <5 Portugal <5 Note: Number of complete or partial replies RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  6. Cluster initiatives are a recent tool in transition economies RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  7. Agenda The survey Initiating the CI Activities Organizational structure Measuring impact RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  8. Industry types Apparel, footwear, leather, etc. Automotive, chemicals, paper, plastics, etc. Biotech, optics, IT, medical, aerospace, finance, etc. RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  9. Influence in the start-up phase Taking the initiative to start the CI Selecting the initial participants Deciding the initial activities Note: Other parties are not included in graph: academia, IFCs, etc RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  10. Industry types Transition only RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  11. Cluster profile Transition only RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  12. Social capital: trust RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  13. Donors step in where trust is low Transition only RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  14. Agenda The survey Initiating the CI Activities Organizational structure Measuring impact RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  15. Seven groups of activities • Joint production • Purchasing • Logistics • Bundled production • Supply-chain dev’t • HR upgrading • Technical training • Management training • Technical standards • Education system • Production processes • Lobbying • Regulations and policy • Infrastructure investment • Firm formation • Incubator services • Spin-off promotion • Business services • Joint sales • Joint product branding • Joint region branding • Joint foreign market promotion • Intelligence • Market intelligence • Technical trends • Joint R&D • Joint R&D projects RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  16. Differences in activities Intel. Sales Lobby HR Production Firm form RD RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  17. Agenda The survey Initiating the CI Activities Organizational structure Measuring impact RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  18. Organizational form RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  19. Size: participating companies RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  20. Penetration: companies RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  21. Sources of funding Transition only RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  22. Agenda The survey Initiating the CI Activities Organizational structure Measuring impact RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  23. Measuring impact RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  24. Measuring impact Transition only RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  25. Self-assessment Initiated before 2003 only RCI Regional Conference, 8 June 2005, GL

  26. A Survey of Cluster Initiatives Göran Lindqvist Institute of International Business Stockholm School of EconomicsPO Box 6501, S-113 83 Stockholm, Sweden E-mail: goran.lindqvist@hhs.seTel: +46 8 7369524

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