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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Panagiotis Piperopoulos
This paper explores how business clusters act as resource for generating regional and national initiatives and policies aiming to promote competitiveness and innovation. SMEs constitute the backbone in a majority of global economies according to the literature and when acting collectively they could be transformed to a dynamic engine of economic growth for regions and nations. The object of this paper is to investigate and present the theoretical concept of business clusters and examine how and why clusters affect SMEs innovative capabilities and competitiveness. The paper concludes with a discussion for generating through business clustering regional economic growth in Greece.
Author(s): Piperopoulos P
Editor(s): Nikos C. Varsakelis
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: 10th International Conference of the Economic Society of Thessaloniki - Athenian Policy Forum
Year of Conference: 2006
Date deposited: 31/08/2010
Publisher: Economic Society of Thessaloniki
