Unpacking the Provision of the Industrial Commons in Industry 4.0 Cluster

• Autorzy: Marta Gotz
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper argues that provision of industrial commons (IC), might be considered as a crucial factor of a cluster's attractiveness in digital transformation, e.g. in Industry 4.0 (I4.0) time. By drawing on the qualitative case study method of Hamburg Aviation cluster (HAv), it aims at exploring the nature of IC in the leading German I4.0 cluster. Proximity emerges, even if sometimes not explicitly, as the recurring topic facilitating the provision of IC, along with the advancement of I4.0. As Industry 4.0 stipulates much uncertainty, the closeness featuring in clusters, seems to bring various benefits, which can help address challenges associated with I4.0, and faced mainly by small and medium firms (SMEs). The vicinity to key actors and the gains of networking, reflect the importance of (un)articulated proximity. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Business cluster; Industry 4.0; Cluster policy; Industrial economics; Digital economy; Digital technologies; Aviation; Industry innovation; Cluster conception

PL

Klastry; Przemysł 4.0; Polityka klastrów; Ekonomika przemysłu; Gospodarka cyfrowa; Technologie cyfrowe; Lotnictwo; Innowacyjność przemysłu; Koncepcja klastrów

• Czasopismo: Economics and Business Review
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: 5 (19)
• Numer: nr 4
• Strony: 23--48

Twórcy

autor

Marta Gotz

• Vistula University

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DOI

10.18559/ebr.2019.4.2