The Innovation Clusters in the Developments by the Scandinavian School of Cluster Theory

The article generalizes and analyzes the developments by the Scandinavian School of cluster theory (scientists from Sweden, Norway and Denmark) on innovative clusters. It has been found that the Scandinavian scientists considered innovative clusters as an integral component of both the regional and...

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Main Author: Onipko Tetiana A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Research Centre of Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine 2017-08-01
Series:Bìznes Inform
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Online Access:http://www.business-inform.net/export_pdf/business-inform-2017-8_0-pages-22_28.pdf
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Summary:The article generalizes and analyzes the developments by the Scandinavian School of cluster theory (scientists from Sweden, Norway and Denmark) on innovative clusters. It has been found that the Scandinavian scientists considered innovative clusters as an integral component of both the regional and the national innovation systems. It has been clarified that the efficiency of an innovative cluster depends largely on the «knowledge base». It was emphasized that innovative clusters, by facilitating interactive training and generating new ideas, stimulate the development of the «economy of training». It has been determined that the coordinating structures of innovative clusters are the institutions of cooperation that facilitate interaction between enterprises, scientific centres, and authorities. It has been specified that innovative clusters contribute to the emerging of benefits for participants, including the growing opportunities for innovation, improved conditions for establishing a business, and increased productivity. It has been concluded that the development of the inner environment of an innovative cluster depends largely on its relationships to the external environment.
ISSN:2222-4459
2311-116X