Historical trajectory and knowledge embeddedness: a case study in the French perfume cluster

Dorota Leszczynska ()
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Dorota Leszczynska: GREDEG - Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie et Gestion - UNS - Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UniCA - Université Côte d'Azur

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Abstract: Much of the research on clusters refers to trajectories as a central feature of regional development. In this article, we explore changes within a French perfume cluster to show how a theory of cluster trajectory could be improved by an analysis of this specific case. Using central concepts from Mahoney's theory, we analyse the historical sequences of the development trajectory of this regional cluster and put forward a conceptual model and a case-study. In particular, we argue that embedded knowledge and innovation influence trajectory sequences in the long and discontinuous history of the cluster. Our research has also led us to identify some types of managerial behavior that support embedded knowledge.

Keywords: trajectory; regional development; embedded knowledge; cluster; historical sequences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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Published in Management and Organizational History, 2013, 8 (3), pp.290-305. ⟨10.1080/17449359.2013.804419⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/17449359.2013.804419

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