What drives the effectiveness of industrial clusters? Exploring the impact of contextual,structural and functioning determinants

This study examines how contextual, structural and functioning characteristics of industrial clusters influence their effectiveness. We develop a conceptual framework that identifies potential influencing factors, validate the factors statistically, and estimate the factors’ impact on cluster effectiveness. Our results show that among the important determinants of cluster effectiveness are long-term planning security and procedural trust among the cooperating firms (contextual conditions), formalized rules and sustainable structures (structural elements), and clear goals and tasks (functioning characteristics). However, the results also reveal that some determinants assessed as important in the literature do not seem to have a positive impact on effectiveness. Our results not only modify general assumptions in cluster research concerning the drivers of cluster effectiveness, but also assist firms and policy-makers in conceptualizing successful new clusters.     

Clustering attendees at the Philharmonic Orchestra’s Summer Festival

There has been an increase in the number of arts and music festivals held annually in South Africa. These festivals range from wide all-encompassing arts festivals, such as the National Arts Festival, to specific festivals that cater for very specific audiences, such as the Jazz Festival and the Philharmonic Orchestra Festival. It may therefore be expected that the attendees of the various types of festivals would differ quite substantially. While much research has been conducted to understand visitor behaviour at general arts festivals and the economic contributions of these festivals, attendees of these more specialised events have been neglected. However, understanding who the attendees are and their behaviour is paramount to the sustainability of these festivals. Therefore, this paper aims to address this void and set the following objectives: (1) to compile a profile of attendees at the Philharmonic Orchestra Festival; (2) to cluster attendees of the Festival into distinct groups; and (3) to compare the various clusters with one another. Data were obtained by administrating 500 visitor questionnaires during January 2010. Using cluster analysis, visitors are grouped based on various characteristics and the differences between the clusters are explored using factor analysis and analysis of variance. Main results indicate that most visitors are mature in age and well educated, from which three clusters were identified with differences evident between the clusters.     

A top-down creation of a cultural cluster for urban regeneration: The case of OCT Loft,Shenzhen

Researchers of related topics agree that the large-scale top-down development of a creative cluster by a real estate developer may obstruct rather than facilitate creativity and creative entrepreneurialism. OCT Loft, a design industry park in Shenzhen, China, is being celebrated as an exception. Based on analyses of primary and secondary data, we find that the Loft’s success can be attributed to two factors. First, the choice of design as the target industry was appropriate. Design is a fast-growing industry and thus needs space for expansion. Second, the developer chose tenants with good reputations in the industry rather than those offering the highest rent. Both these factors are difficult to implement. First, a growing industry is hard to find in a city where urban regeneration is needed. Second, the majority of developers cannot pass up maximising rent for a good reputation as OCT did. Indeed, OCT was able to pursue the Loft’s creative success because giving a good impression to potential clients was expected to result in future opportunities that would raise profit further. In sum, a large-scale top-down development can facilitate creative entrepreneurialism but only when the developer is not hasty in demanding an immediate return on investment.     

企业目标管理的基本问题研究

目标管理是现代企业管理的一种创新。文中通过梳理、评析目标管理思想的内涵和四种常见观点,进而提出了第五种能全面涵盖前四种的综合观点——系统观,并对系统观中的关键要素进行论述。目标管理思想的三个关键维度反映出其创新性和科学性,但由于目标管理存在对象选择性,其成效大小依赖于企业内部的资源要素,因此在实施前应做好评估和管理创新工作。在企业目标管理中,目标设置、目标的实施与控制、目标考核、利益机制构建、反馈等是其主要环节,应特别加以重视。     

基于产业链延伸的青海省产业结构优化路径研究

合理优化产业结构是实现地区经济跨越式发展的重要保障。文章从三次产业结构比、产业关联度和轻重工业比三方面对青海产业结构存在的问题进行了分析,之后,基于产业链延伸的视角,提出了优化产业结构的相关措施与建议。     

论产业集群背景下的浙江高等职业教育发展

近年来,浙江省高职教育发展迅猛,高职人才培养质量不断得到提升,然而在以产业集群为优势特征的浙江经济发展对人才需求特点,与高职院校人才供求之间存在错位。应有效培养浙江省高职教育针对产业案群对高职人才需求专业性、行业性、区域性、层次性特征,特别是在发挥政府职能之余,要挖掘院校潜力,吸引行业协会参与,搭建多渠道＂立交桥＂,创建出高职教育的品牌。     

浙江传统制造产业群与专业市场互动发展研究

浙江传统制造产业群和专业市场之间已形成共生共荣、互动发展的关系,形成了浙江经济增长的长波效应。但面临全球产业转移和产业升级的挑战、高质量商品缺乏配套的市场销售机制的挑战和生产企业集团化与专业市场辐射面之间矛盾的挑战。应施以构建先进制造业基地,形成大产业区与大市场之间的良性互动;加大政府对市场建设的调控力度和形成以功能创新、转型和重组为主旋律的市场新机制,提高整体素质,取得更大的效益。     

价值链治理模式与企业升级的路径选择

集群理论强调集群当地内部的联系是实现企业升级的关键，全球价值链理论认为全球分配体系和生产体系中企业跨国界之间联系是企业升级的关键，但集群理论忽视了和外界的联系对于企业升级的重要性，而全球价值链理论忽视了当地联系对于企业升级的重要意义。本文通过价值链治理模式将这两种理论联系起来，认为企业是处于全球价值链不同治理模式中的单位，企业要实现升级，必须根据它在全球价值链中所处的地位，采取不同的战略。     

空港物流园区:产业集群竞争优势视角的研究

空港物流园区是由一系列航空物流企业和机构组成的产业集群。本文从产业集群的视角分析了空港物流园区的形成机制,利用"菱形模型"研究了空港物流园区产业集群的竞争优势,并提出了增强空港物流园区产业集群竞争力的措施。     

境外上市与企业投资效率

截至2021年11月,我国单独境外上市企业占到境外上市企业总数的88.32%,但单独境外上市的研究明显与该数据不匹配,研究数量缺乏。为扩充该方面研究,本文以2012~2020年单独在美国和中国香港上市的中资企业为研究对象,对境外上市与投资效率关系进行检验。实证结果发现,单独境外上市与境内上市企业相比投资效率更低,区分企业上市地点后发现,规模大、信息透明度低、存在代理成本的赴港上市企业比境内上市企业投资效率低,规模小、代理成本高、信息透明度低的赴美上市企业比境内上市企业投资效率低。通过机制分析发现,信息透明度、境外上市和非效率投资三者存在"遮掩效应",境外上市企业未能受到有效的信息约束。