Cluster branding - a case study on regional cluster initiatives, cluster management, and cluster brands

Oliver Mauroner and Josephine Zorn

International Journal of Innovation and Regional Development, 2017, vol. 7, issue 4, 290-312

Abstract: Cluster initiatives are believed to be important ways of increasing the competitiveness of companies within a region. The establishment of a strong cluster brand is considered a prerequisite for the success of a cluster initiative. Up to now, however, regional cluster brands have remained relatively unexplored. This study aims to transfer the identity-based understanding of brands to regional cluster brands and to analyse the following topics with a qualitative study using 13 interviews with actors from two different clusters as well as secondary data (e.g., homepages, image brochures, project documentation): functions of regional cluster brands; role of cluster management; importance of brand origin as identity anchor; operationalisation of brand identity.

Keywords: regional cluster; cluster initiative; cluster management; cluster branding; cluster identity; regional competitiveness; qualitative case study. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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