Kerstin P. A Life Cycle for Clusters? The Dynamics of Agglomeration, Change, and Adaption (Contributions to Economics)

Physica, 2006. —259 p. — ISBN10: 3790817104.This book studies the determinants of cluster survival by analyzing their adaptability to change in the economic environment. Linking theoretic knowledge with empirical observations, a simulation model (based in the N/K method) is developed, which explains when and why the cluster's architecture assists or hampers adaptability. It is found that architectures with intermediate degrees of division of labor and more collective governance forms foster adaptability.