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Measuring the performance of a regional cluster in innovation facilitation Chapman, Ross L., Beckett, Ron and Gertsen, Frank 2009, Measuring the performance of a regional cluster in innovation facilitation, in ANZAM 2009 : Sustainable management and marketing, Promaco Conventions, [Canning Bridge, W.A.], pp. 1-18. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads chapman-innovation-2009.pdf Published version application/pdf 159.84KB 109 Title Measuring the performance of a regional cluster in innovation facilitation Alternative title Innovation facilitation within a regional industry cluster Author(s) Chapman, Ross L. Beckett, Ron Gertsen, Frank Conference name Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (23rd : 2009 : Melbourne, Victoria) Conference location Melbourne, Victoria Conference dates 1-4 Dec. 2009 Title of proceedings ANZAM 2009 : Sustainable management and marketing Editor(s) [Unknown] Publication date 2009 Conference series Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference Start page 1 End page 18 Total pages 18 Publisher Promaco Conventions Place of publication [Canning Bridge, W.A.] Keyword(s) industry clusters innovation performance measurement service industries absorptive capacity Summary Regional industry clusters have been promoted for several years as effective mechanisms to assist firms become more innovative and more competitive. But do they really achieve this goal, and more importantly, just how should an assessment of cluster performance in supporting and facilitating innovation within its members, be undertaken? In this paper we report on a study of a regional IT cluster in Western Sydney, Australia, develop some criteria for assessing the innovation facilitation performance of industry clusters, and discuss the cluster in relation to these criteria. We suggest that engagement with a cluster may enhance the innovation capacity of a firm, and the type of required innovation support varies significantly with the maturity and absorptive capacity of individual firms. Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner. ISBN 9781863081573 1863081577 Language eng Field of Research 159999 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services HERDC Research category E1.1 Full written paper - refereed ERA Research output type E Conference publication Copyright notice ©2009, ANZAM Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30032448 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Deakin Graduate School of Business Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 02 Feb 2011, 15:05:47 EST Tue, 28 Jun 2011, 12:32:07 EST Tue, 30 Aug 2011, 15:40:18 EST Thu, 06 Oct 2011, 15:43:27 EST Wed, 02 Nov 2011, 11:27:34 EST Fri, 16 Mar 2012, 18:33:58 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 96 Abstract Views, 109 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 02 Feb 2011, 15:05:47 EST

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