 Innovation, sustainability and regional development: the Nelson/Marlborough seafood cluster, New ZealandKathryn Pavlovich and Michèle Akoorie Business Strategy and the Environment, 2010, vol. 19, issue 6, 377-386 Abstract: This paper explores how innovation, developed through multi‐sector partnerships within a regional context, has assisted in increasing the sustainability of the New Zealand fishery industry. Qualitative data were collected from a single regional cluster, the Nelson/Marlborough seafood industry, located in the upper South Island – the largest seafood region in New Zealand. This context is unique in that New Zealand controls the world's fourth largest coastal fishing zone, with a 200‐mile exclusive economic fishing zone (EEZ) established in 1978, and has one of the world's most innovative quota management systems. Analysis of the qualitative interview data demonstrated that: (1) collaboration among core firms was primarily at the product and process level, generally to improve the productivity of the firm; (2) opportunities for new sector growth were available from related industry collaboration; and (3) multi‐sector collaborations involving both core firms and social infrastructure contributed more significantly to sustainable strategic outcomes. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment. Date: 2010 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bla:bstrat:v:19:y:2010:i:6:p:377-386 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Business Strategy and the Environment is currently edited by Richard Welford More articles in Business Strategy and the Environment from Wiley Blackwell |
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