From Agglomeration to Innovation: Upgrading Industrial Clusters in Emerging Economies

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
The Automobile Industry Cluster in Malaysia....Pages 15-49
Industrial Cluster Development and Innovation in Singapore....Pages 50-116
Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Upgrading and Innovation of Japanese SMEs and Industrial Clustering....Pages 117-165
Collective Goods for Reformatting the Rio de Janeiro Software Cluster into a Local Innovation System....Pages 166-203
Innovation through Long-distance Conversations? Experience from Offshoring-based Software Clusters in Bangalore, India....Pages 204-227
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
A Comparative Analysis of Organizational Innovation in Japanese SMEs Generated by Information Communication Technology....Pages 231-269
The Role of the Specialized Markets in Upgrading Industrial Clusters in China....Pages 270-289
Industrial Clusters and Workplace Training to Expand Innovation Capability: Evidence from Manufacturing in the Greater Bangkok, Thailand....Pages 290-325
Innovation as a Driver for Building an Oil & Gas Industrial Cluster in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....Pages 326-356
Conclusion....Pages 357-359
Back Matter....Pages 361-369