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On clusters and industrial districts: A literature review using bibliometrics methods, 2000–2015

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: The present research work shows the results obtained in an analysis of the existing literature about one of the ‘topics’ which arouses more interest among economists, geographers, theorists of business organization and strategic management or the actual officials in charge of territory arrangement and planning: that of clusters or industrial firm or groupings. More precisely, a total of 1,344 research papers published in different journals in the areas of economy, management, business, planning and development, urban studies and geography during the period 2000 and 2015 were analysed for the purpose of trying to identify and visualize the intellectual structure or knowledge base of the research developed about the aforementioned phenomena. As for the methodology utilized, of a quantitative nature, it is based on the use of bibliometric techniques – in particular, of document co-citation analysis (DCA) – and of social networks analysis.

Source: Papers of the Regional Science Association

DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12291

Authors: Francisco García‐Lillo, Enrique Claver‐Cortés, Bartolomé Marco‐Lajara, Mercedes Úbeda‐García, Pedro Seva‐Larrosa

Institution: University of Alicante

Language: English

Topic: Regional Development and Innovation

Subfield: Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,740