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Bal, Jay, Lashari, Shaan and Nabavieh, S. Mohammad (2014) Making successful virtual clusters. Working Paper. Coventry: WMG, University of Warwick. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
Improving competitiveness through the support of regional clusters is a common ingredient of industrial policy in many countries. Can we get the same benefits through virtual clusters? This was a core question in this research. To answer this question a literature review on the benefits of geographical clusters as well as benefits and challenges of virtual clusters was conducted. The authors operate an industrial virtual cluster in a UK using a web based portal and comment on its operation and limitations. A further question asks whether it can work to create a single cluster across national boundaries. A questionnaire was prepared and distributed to 31 firms in Pakistan to assess the barriers they face working with the UK cluster. Through analysis of the data from the questionnaire, a set of recommendations to improve business communications in virtual clusters is suggested.
Item Type: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) | ||||
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Alternative Title: | Can we create virtual clusters that bring the same benefits as physical clusters/agglomeration theory? | ||||
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HF Commerce | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Industrial clusters | ||||
Publisher: | WMG, University of Warwick | ||||
Place of Publication: | Coventry | ||||
Official Date: | July 2014 | ||||
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Number of Pages: | 27 | ||||
Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
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