Innovation is the motor of economic change. Over the last
fifteen years, researches in innovation processes have emphasised
the systemic features of innovation. Whilst innovation system
analysis traditionally takes a static institutional approach,
cluster analysis focuses on interaction and the dynamics of
technology and innovation. First, the volume gives an overview of
the different levels of analysis from which the innovation
behaviour of firms has been observed in the past. The book then
presents a distinct cluster approach as a useful and innovative
tool to analyse the configuration and dynamics of networks of
actors involved in innovative processes. This approach emphasises
the possibilities of enhancing cluster benefits by introducing
virtual links between cluster actors. Empirical evidence is
provided for the automotive components and the telecommunication
industries. By restricting the discussion to Germany and Italy, the
authors are able to explore the role that national innovation
systems play as a framework in which clusters operate.
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