The Cluster Association: A Form of Business Development (original) (raw)
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The development of the national economy of any country is (besides others) highly addicted to the economic success of its business entities. However, due to the process of trade globalization and market liberalization, the business environment has become more competitive that requires companies to build up own competitiveness not only in the domestic, but as well in the international measure. If we take into account the fact that approximately 99% of Slovak businesses are formed by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), next that our economy has character of opened one (in the meaning of export and import transaction), to compete with rival multinational companies is a question of their daily survival. The way how to support the development and competitiveness of such kind companies (that the practice has proved as well), consequently the regional and national economic development, the concept of business clusters is considered. ?Business clusters are a striking and common feature in ...
The Development of the cluster concept - present experiences and further developments
2003
Dr. Christian Ketels, Harvard Business School * This paper has benefited strongly from Michael E. Porter's intellectual guidance and the work with him on many projects over the last few years. His contribution goes much beyond the citations of his work. Any opinions expressed and mistakes made remain, however, my own responsibility. 1 Van der Linde (2001). Rosenfeld (2002) includes a list of cluster websites for examples. 2 Solvell/Lindqvist/Ketels (2003) 3 See Porter (2003b) for a more detailed discussion. 4 See Martin/Sunley (2003), European Commission (2002).
SIGNIFICANCE AND ROLE OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CLUSTERS
The aim of this paper is to show the role and importance of the partnership scientific and educational institutions with clusters of activities. The cooperation is desirable, but should be placed as imperative for both sides. Its importance is reflected most in adapting curricula to the market needs. The first part of the paper describes the theoretical assumptions of the aforementioned forms of cooperation, the overall importance of the integration of businesses into clusters of modern economies, the role and activities of educational institutions in the cluster, an initiative to be taken by both sides, the new ideas that will refresh and strengthened joint work and partnership. The fact is that clusters collaborate with customers, suppliers, competitors and research centers, in order to realize its objectives. In this connection, it is necessary that in the same manner and cooperate with educational institutions because only in this way creates and develops the basis for the development of new skills and adapting to the markets. Linking science and education with production and economy, has always been necessary in order to improve innovation processes, and faster economic development. It is no coincidence that the Government of the Republic of Serbia provides institutional support only those clusters that in its composition includes at least one scientific-educational institution. The remainder of this paper, we describe the examples of good practice: concrete partnerships with clusters of educational institutions, ways and forms of support of education and science clusters, the benefits that cooperation is made and future activities to improve partnerships. 1. Cluster as a form of integration operating system Cluster representational integration, economic (business) system, which allows members of a joint appearance on the market, which implies a significant reduction of costs and allows for better competitive position. Business entities are linked because they need to complement what they lack, for example: finance, knowledge, equipment, human resources, raw materials, technology. Bound in the cluster, the members almost cease to be competitors; they are then provided with communication channels and collaborative working; cluster members are finding a common interest in the same business. Just as they once had cooperative, clusters today are aimed at unity, cost reductions and team orientation.
CLUSTER AS FORM OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AND EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL CLUSTERS IN SLOVAKIA
The article deals with the issue of clusters, which are a relatively new concept in the field of strategic partnerships. Clusters are network clusters of enterprises, organizations and institutions, purpose of which is to increase the added value, competitiveness and the use of synergies. All companies and institutions in the cluster must be viewed in terms of their interconnectedness and interdependence. The cluster opens up the need for close cooperation, the creation of the types of bonds that allow increasing of the added value of products and synergies between cluster members on the background of two clusters operating in Slovakia.
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In this article the industrial cluster policy in the Basque Region (Spain) since the early 1990s is analysed as a social process, where public and private organizations and institutions have interplayed and fostered two interrelated outcomes: (a) the construction of cluster-associations, contributing to the development of inter-firm interactions and a more inclusive industrial associationism in the weak Basque industrial and business associative system; and (b) the construction of an industry–government collaboration dynamic within a traditional lack of industry–government interactive relations. These outcomes present some strengths and weaknesses, and indicate some potentials to improve the initiated regional 'industry–government' collaboration.
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Due to a continuous emphasis on the role in gaining competitive advantage by business entities, mutual relations between enterprises and research and development entities, grouped in one area with the simultaneous competition phenomenon, are gaining in importance. These relations have been specified in the literature on the subject as cluster relations. For dozen or so years clusters and networks of enterprisesa have become an inseparable part of economic development and building of strategies of the EU member states. The purpose of the article is to present the idea of clustering with benefits for entities belonging to cluster. The chapter presents also the actions undertaken by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PAED) for clusters and cluster policy. In order to analyze the subject, we have used a secondary research using the study of literature, research reports of various research centers and Polish and international statistical data.