Understanding cluster evolution

Author(s)
Michaela Trippl, Markus Grillitsch, Arne Isaksen, Tanja Sinozic
Abstract

The past two decades have witnessed an enormous scholarly and policy interest in regional clusters. A large body of work has focused attention on explaining why clusters exist and what the main characteristics of ‘functioning’ or fully developed clusters are. While there is a rich literature on existing clusters, relatively little has been said so far about how clusters emerge, change and develop over time. There is, however, a growing recognition of the need to develop dynamic perspectives to gain insights into long-term cluster evolution and change (see, for instance, Bergman 2008; Menzel and Fornahl 2010).

Organisation(s)
Department of Geography and Regional Research
Pages
267-281
No. of pages
15
Publication date
2017
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
507026 Economic geography
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/109b507f-a449-4b53-a59f-257f467a2569