What to know about locating in a cluster

• Autores: Willy C. Shih, Sen Chai
• Localización: MIT Sloan management review, ISSN 1532-9194, Vol. 57, Nº 1, 2015, págs. 8-11
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • There is ample evidence that geography matters for innovation. Innovation flourishes when workers are in close proximity to each other, where face-to-face encounters and job changes foster the flow of knowledge and the exchange of ideas. As Michael E. Porter of Harvard Business School and other scholars have noted, many companies choose to locate in industry clusters regional concentrations involving a particular industry. Companies can capture returns from investment in public goods if they have a geographic presence and are tied to the right subcommunities. Once a company locates in a cluster, precompetitive collaborations are a good way to leverage diverse capabilities in the cluster. Choosing partners that don't compete directly minimizes the risk, something that is easier when the cluster has diverse members that can share platforms.