Abstract Shane and Venkataraman's Discovery, Evaluation and Exploitation
entrepreneurship framework ignores issues central to comparative international …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore how cohesive/diverse networks affect
entrepreneurial activities. In particular, an interest is shown in how cohesion and diversity …

For many of the world's population, the growing integration of the global economy has
provided the opportunity for substantial economic and income growth. The fact that …

Most analyses of the relationship between spatial clustering and the technological learning
of firms have emphasised the influence of the former on the latter, and have focused on intra …

What is the scope for local upgrading strategies where producers operate in global value
chains? The recent literature on industrial clusters is optimistic about the possibility of …

Compared with a decade ago, there is now more optimism concerning the growth and
export prospects of small manufacturers in developing countries. Recent research on …

Most of the studies about industrial clusters and innovation stress the importance of firms'
geographical proximity and their embeddedness in local business networks (BNs) as factors …

Interest in regional clusters and their role in economic development has grown substantially
over the last several years among academics, economic development professionals, and …

Recent research on industrial clusters in developing countries has unearthed some notable
success stories of small local enterprises growing fast and competing in export markets. This …

The paper opens by mapping the changes in the global auto industry in the 1990s, showing
how the rapid growth in sales and production between 1990 and 1997 came largely from the …