ISBN:
9781035304592
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 196 pages)
,
illustrations, maps
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Elektronische Reproduktion von The global challenge to industrial districts
DDC:
338.6/42/0945
Keywords:
Industrieregion
;
KMU
;
Regionales Cluster
;
Internationaler Wettbewerb
;
Globalisierung
;
Italien
;
Taiwan
;
Industrial districts
;
Industrial districts
;
Competition, International
;
Globalization Economic aspects
;
Klein- und Mittelbetrieb
;
Industrie
;
Globalisierung
;
Internationaler Wettbewerb
;
Wirkung
;
Auswirkung
;
Italien Taiwan
;
Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen
;
Industrie
;
Globalisierung
;
Internationaler Wettbewerb
;
Wirkung/Auswirkung
;
Industrial districts Italy
;
Industrial districs Taiwan
;
Competition, International
;
Globalization Economic aspects
;
Italien
;
Taiwan
;
Bibliografie
;
Regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung
;
Regionale Wirtschaftskooperation
;
Sektoraler Strukturwandel
;
Italien
;
Taiwan
;
Italien
;
Taiwan
;
Industriegebiet
;
Internationaler Wettbewerb
;
Globalisierung
Abstract:
The current trend towards globalization is posing a substantial challenge to SME clusters to restructure and reach out to distant markets and knowledge sources, while at the same time exploiting the advantages of local factors and agglomeration. This book represents a first attempt to analyze these issues in detail, employing novel empirical evidence. The authors focus on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Italy and Taiwan, two countries in which these businesses characterize the national industrial structure. They find that in the current climate of globalization, there is no best practice model for organizing an industrial cluster since a diversity of successful institutional arrangements is possible. They demonstrate that over time SME clusters can evolve and that globalization can reshape their upgrading options by providing a variety of international knowledge linkages. Thus, the authors conclude that the development of local and global networks and new interactive modes of knowledge creation, which have co-evolved as a result of globalization, have provided the necessary conditions for competitive survival. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the authors utilize a number of analytical tools to evaluate their survey data and present an original comparison between the experiences of two countries that are facing the challenges of globalization, often with differing strategies. This book will be of great interest to industrial and international economists, policymakers, and corporate and SME managers
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents: Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Models of industrial clusters' evolution and changes in technological regimes -- 3. The dynamics of Italian industrial districts: Towards a renewal of competitiveness? -- 4. The dynamics of Taiwan's smes: The case of electronics -- 5. Small firms competing in globalized high-tech industries: The co-evolution of domestic and international knowledge linkages in Taiwan's computer industry -- 6. New challenges for industrial clusters and districts: Global production networks and knowledge diffusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-167) and index
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