Territorial servitization in Marshallian industrial districts: the industrial district as a place-based form of servitization
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: This paper is the first general study of territorial servitization in Marshallian industrial districts (MIDs). It introduces the novel idea of place-based servitization as a form of territorial servitization, which is then used conceptually to reframe the traditional perspective on MIDs, manufacturing places par excellence. Drawing on comparable quantitative data from Italy and Spain for 1991, 2001 and 2011, the paper then provides generalizable empirical evidence about the stylized facts of servitization in MIDs, casting a light on the transition to services of the MID as one model of place-based servitization.
Source: Regional Studies
Authors: Fabio Sforzi, Rafael Boix
Institutions: University of Parma, Universitat de València
Language: English
Subfield: Marketing
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2898529449