Competitiveness Review: Volume 34 Issue 5

Guest editorial: Clusters and industrial districts in the twin transition

Jose-Luis Hervas-Oliver, Francesco Capone

Place-based pathways for the twin transition: the role of systemic change agents

Luena Collini, Pierre Hausemer

The aim of this paper is to understand how systemic change agents influence the twin digital and green transitions. The authors build on agency-based theories to argue that…

The role of foreign MNEs in China’s twin transition: a study on the organization of green and digital innovation processes

Chris Brueck

The purpose of this study is to shed light on the twin transition in China in the organization of innovation processes in artificial intelligence (AI) and green technology (GT…

Are clusters and industrial districts really driving sustainability innovation?

Jose-Luis Hervas-Oliver, Juan Antonio Antonio Márquez García, García-Chamizo F., Ronald Rojas-Alvarado

The purpose of this study is to explore and conducts a critical literature review to answer a fundamental question in the industrial district literature: are clusters and…

Unleashing the power of clustering: a qualitative study of cluster organizations’ role in advancing green transformation

Marta Mackiewicz, Dominika Kuberska

The purpose of this study is to ascertain how cluster organisations have been fostering green transformation in Poland.

The role of clusters as collective actors in the energy transformation: the case of Mazovia Cluster ICT

Anna Lis, Artur Radzio

This paper aims to show the possibilities of implementing the idea of sustainability in the context of energy transformation using the concept of an industrial cluster. The…

From industrial territory to sustainable or “green” industrial district? The case of an industrial district’s evolution in Normandy

Brou Camille, Fabien Nadou

Through participant observation, this paper aims to show how the existing ecosystem has helped to attract new companies that are integrating and enriching this ecosystem, while…

Environmental challenges and innovative responses of local agri-food systems: a theoretical approach

Luis Collado, Pablo Galaso, María de las Mercedes Menéndez, Adrián Rodríguez Miranda

This paper aims to analyse how local agri-food systems (LAFS), compared to other production models, can offer innovative responses to the important environmental challenges facing…

Industry 4.0 and sustainability: the case of the Italian textile district of Prato

Rosaria Ferlito

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the twin transition of textile firms operating in an industrial district. The twin transition comprises two interconnected but distinct…

Firm’s openness and innovation in Industry 4.0

Francesco Capone, Niccolò Innocenti, Filippo Baldetti, Vincenzo Zampi

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of firms’ features on innovation performance in Industry 4.0, focusing on the concepts of breadth and depth of openness in the…

“Agentic” cluster aggression: KIBS auditors and law firms as key tax haven drivers

Philip Cooke

The purpose here is to show how the “shadow” economy has grown in scale and impetus in recent years, though even before modern times it has been present (e.g. the City of London…