Shared Resources in Industrial Districts: Information, Know-How and Institutions in the Spanish Tile Industry

F. Xavier Molina-Morales and M. Teresa Martínez-Fernández
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F. Xavier Molina-Morales: Universitat Jaume I, Department of Business Administration & Marketing, Campus Riu Sec, 12080 Castellón (Spain), molina@emp.uji.es
M. Teresa Martínez-Fernández: Universitat Jaume I, Department of Business Administration & Marketing, Campus Riu Sec, 12080 Castellón (Spain), tmartine@emp.uji.es

International Regional Science Review, 2008, vol. 31, issue 1, 35-61

Abstract: The aim of this article is to measure the effect of shared resources on individual firm performance. Using the Industrial District as a definition of the interorganizational context, the authors propose a model that includes a set of factors that are associated with the endowment of external resources, that is, collective information and know-how, and involvement in local institutions. To illustrate the theoretical argumentation, they develop an empirical study using a one hundred—firm sample from the Spanish ceramic tile industry to search for a statistical association between resource variables and performance of the firms. Finally, findings of the article suggest that to increase performance, firms must develop a distinct capacity so as to be able to shape and exploit shared or collective resources.

Keywords: industrial district; shared resources; knowledge; performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1177/0160017607306327

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