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The development of clusters of competitiveness in Croatia: a survey-based analysis

The development of clusters has become a widespread tool used by many governments to increase the competitiveness and economic growth, since clusters have positive effect on the performance of affiliated firms, as well as on regional and industrial development. In particular, clusters are the key building block in the development and implementation of smart specialisation strategies, which represent the new orientation of regional innovation policies in Europe. This paper investigates the development of competitiveness clusters in Croatia. In doing so, this work relies upon an original dataset deriving from a survey on 250 cluster members. The paper contributes to the literature on cluster initiatives by distinguishing groups of clusters along different sets of objectives, and by investigating how these differences are reflected in the process of management and governance, as well as in the perception of the most important dimensions of performance. The findings of this paper have important implications for policy-makers in Croatia and for competitiveness clusters themselves.

smart specialization strategy ; competitiveness clusters ; competitiveness ; performance ; Croatia

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