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dc.contributor.authorConnell, Julia
dc.contributor.authorKriz, A.
dc.contributor.authorThorpe, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:30:17Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:30:17Z
dc.date.created2014-02-13T20:00:35Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationConnell, Julia and Kriz, Anton and Thorpe, Michael. 2014. Industry Clusters: An Antidote for Knowledge Sharing and Collaborative Innovation? Journal of Knowledge Management. 18 (1): pp. 137-151.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39095
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/JKM-08-2013-0312
dc.description.abstract

Purpose: This paper focuses on industry clusters and a rationale for why they may be considered an antidote for stimulating knowledge sharing and collaborative innovation. Design/methodology/approach: Community based participatory research was undertaken using case studies and interviews within four industry clusters based in two countries – Australia and Dubai. Findings were ranked according to a knowledge sharing relational framework. Findings: Industry clusters can play a key role in growing both established and new areas of economic development. Member firm collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation can result in positive outcomes if the cluster is managed and facilitated appropriately and knowledge sharing is nurtured.Research limitations/implications: The paper examines top-down, hybrid and bottom-up clustering from a variety of sectors as a way of understanding knowledge sharing and innovation exchange. However, given this research comprised case studies, it is recommended that broader, more internationally generalizable research is conducted that includes cluster firms within a range of sectors. Practical implications: The stimulation of opportunities for collaboration and innovation are mandatory for firms and regions to move forward. Irrespective of the uncertainty of the outcome, cluster managers/facilitators need to ensure that they provide regular opportunities for cluster firms facilitators/managers and representatives to network and generate new ideas. Originality/value: The role of cluster managers/facilitators in supporting knowledge sharing processes has been largely overlooked to date. Agglomeration needs both visible and invisible hands to stimulate knowledge sharing and exchange.

dc.publisherEmerald Publishing Group
dc.titleIndustry Clusters: An Antidote for Knowledge Sharing and Collaborative Innovation?
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume18
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPageearly view
dcterms.source.endPageearly view
dcterms.source.issn1367-3270
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Knowledge Management
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