Coordination matters –Territorial governance in innovation clusters: Comparison of Cité Biotech (Canada) and Polepharma (France)

La coordinación es crucial - Gobernanza territorial en los clusters de innovación: Comparación entre Cité Biotech (Canadá) y Polepharma (Francia)

Yihan Wang () and Sébastien Bourdin ()
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Yihan Wang: Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School
Sébastien Bourdin: Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School

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Abstract: This paper investigates the territorial governance mechanisms of proximity-based cluster agglomerations and organized proximity-based cluster communities. We argue that the territorial governance mechanisms of clusters consist of the locations of members, the organizational logics, and the roles of institutional intermediaries. Based on the compared case studies of Cité Biotech (Canada) and Polepharma (France), we address the similarities of both types of clusters in terms of local agglomeration, diversity of cluster members, and institutional intermediaries' roles as brokers and facilitators. We also highlight their differences in external pipelines, logic of belonging, and intermediaries' roles as mediators, orchestrators, and innovators in the cluster community. Finally, we conclude with the strategic implications for innovation cluster territorial governance.

Keywords: Coordination; Pharmaceutical industry; Gouvernance territoriale; Proximité; Intermédiaire institutionnel; Gobernanza territorial; Proximidad; Intermediario institucional; Coordinación; Innovation clusters; Territorial governance; Proximity; Institutional intermediary (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-04-19
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Published in Management international = International management = Gestión internacional, 2024, pp.1 - 22. ⟨10.59876/a-enmm-qxry⟩

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DOI: 10.59876/a-enmm-qxry

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