Control by Proximity: Evidence from the "Aerospace Valley" Competitiveness Cluster

Rachel Levy () and Damien Talbot

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Abstract: This article is concerned with the links that exist between control of inter-organisational relationships and effects of proximity. We propose a theoretical framework which explains how geographical and organisational proximities reinforce formal and informal control mechanisms. This framework is then used to analyse mechanisms of control by proximity in a French aerospace cluster. We observe that formal and informal control is concentrated in a small number of groups located near the majority of the establishments members of the cluster. We also show that informal control mechanisms require a stronger geographical proximity than formal control mechanisms in order to operate.

Keywords: Proximities; controls; clusters; collaborative R&D projects; aerospace industry JEL classification: L14; L62; R38; R58 2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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Published in Regional Studies, 2015, 49 (6), pp.955-972. ⟨10.1080/00343404.2013.840721⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2013.840721

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