Abstract
This paper is concerned with analysing the importance of collective
efficiency for upgrading of clusters. The literature on collective efficiency
ascribes it a crucial role in upgrading in clusters in developing countries. Little,
however, is known about how insertion into global value chains affects the
prospects of gaining collective efficiency hence, the paper analyses if
Bangalore’s insertion into global value chains has spurred or impeded
collective efficiency in the cluster. Bangalore is considered a success case in
terms of cluster upgrading in a developing country context. The paper finds
mixed evidence of collective efficiency. Upgrading was mainly an aggregate
outcome of an uncoordinated decentralised process managed by individual
companies.
efficiency for upgrading of clusters. The literature on collective efficiency
ascribes it a crucial role in upgrading in clusters in developing countries. Little,
however, is known about how insertion into global value chains affects the
prospects of gaining collective efficiency hence, the paper analyses if
Bangalore’s insertion into global value chains has spurred or impeded
collective efficiency in the cluster. Bangalore is considered a success case in
terms of cluster upgrading in a developing country context. The paper finds
mixed evidence of collective efficiency. Upgrading was mainly an aggregate
outcome of an uncoordinated decentralised process managed by individual
companies.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 348-376 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| ISSN | 1746-0573 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Bangalore
- Collective efficiency
- Development
- Externalities
- Global value chains
- Inter-firm organisation
- Joint action
- Software industry