Agglomeration vs. Organizational Reproduction: The Molds Cluster in Portugal
This paper examines the mechanisms that drove regional clustering of the molds industry in Portugal. Two alternative theories aiming to explain the clustering process are considered: agglomeration theory and organizational reproduction/heritage theory. Based on data for 1986 to 2008 on entrants in the molds industry, their location and performance, we find mixed support for both theories. In part this may reflect the period examined, that is well after the molds industry became geographically concentrated. All our findings, though, point to the importance of a firms heritage in the rate at which spawning occurs and also in entrants’ location and performance.
Carla Costa Rui Baptista
Social and Decision Sciences Department, Carnegie Mellon University; IN+ Centre for Innovation,Techn Department of Engineering Management and IN+ Centre for Innovation, Technology, and PolicyResearch,
国际会议
北京
英文
1-41
2011-07-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）