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Two industries (textile, packaging) with companies operating in a natural cluster show better performance than those in an institutionalized cluster. Moreover, the IT services and the furniture industries show no positive effect of clustering on corporate performance.\n\n\nResearch limitations/implications\nThis research includes 686 companies from seven industries and monitored for 11 years. On the one hand, the sample includes a relatively high number of companies overall; but on the other hand, the sample is relatively small, especially for nonclustered companies. 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An original database is created for clustered and nonclustered companies in seven industries, covering the entire Czech Republic.\n","PeriodicalId":46521,"journal":{"name":"Competitiveness Review","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9000,"publicationDate":"2022-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Effect of cluster initiatives and natural clusters on business performance\",\"authors\":\"M. Žižka, Eva Stichhauerova\",\"doi\":\"10.1108/cr-02-2022-0021\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"\\nPurpose\\nThis study aims to determine how much company participation in a type of cluster affects its economic performance.\\n\\n\\nDesign/methodology/approach\\nThis study includes companies operating in seven industries (automotive, engineering, textiles, information technology (IT) services, furniture, packaging and nanotechnology) in the Czech Republic. 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Effect of cluster initiatives and natural clusters on business performance
Purpose
This study aims to determine how much company participation in a type of cluster affects its economic performance.
Design/methodology/approach
This study includes companies operating in seven industries (automotive, engineering, textiles, information technology (IT) services, furniture, packaging and nanotechnology) in the Czech Republic. The companies are divided into three groups: members of institutionalized cluster, operating in the same region (natural clusters) and operating in other regions. Data envelopment window analysis is used to measure their performance for 2009–2019.
Findings
Results show that the effect of clustering differs among industries. Companies in three industries (automotive, engineering, nanotechnology) reveal a positive impact of the cluster initiative on performance growth. Two industries (textile, packaging) with companies operating in a natural cluster show better performance than those in an institutionalized cluster. Moreover, the IT services and the furniture industries show no positive effect of clustering on corporate performance.
Research limitations/implications
This research includes 686 companies from seven industries and monitored for 11 years. On the one hand, the sample includes a relatively high number of companies overall; but on the other hand, the sample is relatively small, especially for nonclustered companies. The reason is the lack of available financial statements for small companies.
Practical implications
From the perspective of practical cluster policy, the authors can recommend that monitoring the performance of member companies in clusters must be one of the criteria for evaluating the success of a cluster, such as cluster initiatives.
Originality/value
This study distinguishes between long-standing natural clusters in a given industry and institutionalized ones that have emerged because of a top-down initiative. An original database is created for clustered and nonclustered companies in seven industries, covering the entire Czech Republic.
期刊介绍:
The following list indicates the key issues in the Competitiveness Review. We invite papers on these and related topics. Special issues of the Review will collect papers on specific topics selected by the editors. Definition/conceptual framework of competitiveness Competitiveness diagnostics and rankings Competitiveness and economic outcomes Specific dimensions of competitiveness Competitiveness and endowments Competitiveness and economic development Location and business strategy International business and the role of MNCs Innovation and innovative capacity Clusters and cluster initiatives Institutions for competitiveness Public policy (e.g., innovation, cluster development, regional development) The Competitiveness Review aims to publish high quality papers directed at scholars, government institutions, businesses and practitioners. It appears in collaboration with key academic and professional groups in the field of competitiveness analysis and policy, including the Microeconomics of Competitiveness (MOC) network and The Competitiveness Institute (TCI) practitioner network for competitiveness, clusters and innovation.