Clusters, Innovation and Entrepreneurship [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Potter, Jonathan(Jonathan Graham)
Miranda, Gabriela.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2009.
This publication explores the success of major innovation and entrepreneurship clusters in OECD countries, the challenges they now face in sustaining their positions and the lessons for other places seeking to build successful clusters.  What are the key factors for cluster success?  What problems are emerging on the horizon? Which is the appropriate role of the public sector in supporting the expansion of  clusters and overcoming the obstacles? The book addresses these and other issues, analysing seven internationally reputed clusters in depth: Grenoble in France, Vienna in Austria, Waterloo in Canada, Dunedin in New Zealand, Medicon Valley in Scandinavia, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom, and Madison, Wisconsin, in the United States.  For each cluster, it looks at the factors that have contributed to its growth, the impact of the cluster on local entrepreneurship performance, and the challenges faced for further expansion.  It also puts forward a set of policy recommendations geared to the broader context of cluster development. This publication is essential reading for policy makers, practitioners and academics wishing to obtain good practices in cluster development and guidance on how  to enhance the economic impact of clusters.  
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references.
Executive Summary -- Foreword -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- The High-tech Cluster of Oxfordshire, United Kingdom -- The Micro-nanotechnology Cluster of Grenoble, France -- Policy Issues in Clusters, Innovation and Entrepreneurship -- The ICT Cluster of Waterloo, Canada -- The Engineering Cluster of Dunedin, New Zealand -- The Life Science Cluster of Medicon Valley, Scandinavia -- The Biotechnology Cluster of Vienna, Austria -- The University-centric High-tech Cluster of Madison, United States.
This publication explores the success of major innovation and entrepreneurship clusters in OECD countries, the challenges they now face in sustaining their positions and the lessons for other places seeking to build successful clusters.  What are the key factors for cluster success?  What problems are emerging on the horizon? Which is the appropriate role of the public sector in supporting the expansion of  clusters and overcoming the obstacles? The book addresses these and other issues, analysing seven internationally reputed clusters in depth: Grenoble in France, Vienna in Austria, Waterloo in Canada, Dunedin in New Zealand, Medicon Valley in Scandinavia, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom, and Madison, Wisconsin, in the United States.  For each cluster, it looks at the factors that have contributed to its growth, the impact of the cluster on local entrepreneurship performance, and the challenges faced for further expansion.  It also puts forward a set of policy recommendations geared to the broader context of cluster development. This publication is essential reading for policy makers, practitioners and academics wishing to obtain good practices in cluster development and guidance on how  to enhance the economic impact of clusters.  
Job creation
Creative ability in business.
Manpower policy
Entrepreneurship
Competition
Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED)