Flash Eurobarometer 187 (Innobarometer 2006)
Companies operating in clusters. Topics: geographically close linkages with suppliers and service providers; cooperation with other firms, universities, or administrative bodies in the own region with regard to common problems or shared opportunities; concentration of firms working in the same busin...
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| Format: | Dataset |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4232/1.4722 https://search.gesis.org/research_data/ZA4722?lang=en https://search.gesis.org/research_data/ZA4722?lang=de |
| Summary: | Companies operating in clusters. Topics: geographically close linkages with suppliers and service providers; cooperation with other firms, universities, or administrative bodies in the own region with regard to common problems or shared opportunities; concentration of firms working in the same business sector in the own region; awareness of the concept of clusters; clusters in the own field of activity in the own region; own company is part of a cluster or business network; innovative activities of the company in the last two years: market research for introducing new products or services, introduction of new or significantly improved products or services, introduction of new or significantly improved production technology, apply for patents, register for international trademarks, carry out research in own laboratories, contract out research to other firms, universities, or research institutes; company sector; cooperation with the following partners: public administration, educational institutions, public laboratories or research centres, large companies, small and medium enterprises, start-ups, financial institutions; advantages in competition due to being part of a cluster in the following markets: local, regional, national, European, world; importance of each of the following activities for own cluster: exchange information on technology, exchange information on market, exchange best practices, develop partnerships on specific projects, develop partnerships to compete on European market, hire skilled people, stimulate entrepreneur spirit, facilitate access to finance, facilitate access to land, facilitate sharing of infrastructures, access to research infrastructures, shorten time to enter market; demand for innovation in cluster compared to demand outside cluster; benefit of being in a cluster for selected departments in the own company: research and development, marketing, sales, production, human resources, procurement (including acquisition and supply); attitude towards the following statements with ... |
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