Developing Photonics Clusters - Commonalilties, Contrasts and Contradictions

AIM Research White Paper Series

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Jörg Sydow

Freie Universität Berlin

Frank Lerch

University of the German Federal Armed Forces - Department of Economics

Date Written: April 2007

Abstract

This paper compares the development of four leading photonics clusters: Arizona, Berlin-Brandenburg, Midlands and Scotland. A structuration framework is used to explore the cluster processes that are guided by cluster rules and resources.

Keywords: cluster, network, optics, photonics, innovation

Suggested Citation

Sydow, Jörg and Lerch, Frank, Developing Photonics Clusters - Commonalilties, Contrasts and Contradictions (April 2007). AIM Research White Paper Series, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1368183 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1368183

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Frank Lerch

University of the German Federal Armed Forces - Department of Economics ( email )

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