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ABSTRACT
This paper explores to what extent and under what conditions resilience can be developed to cope with radical innovations in the industrial district context. Based on a comparative analysis of an Italian and Spanish cluster, this paper provides and in-depth examination of the transformation at the firm and cluster levels at the introduction, development, and diffusion of disruptive technologies, that enable clusters to cope with it and thrive. Our findings identify cluster attributes that support resilience and propose different measures of district resilience.
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Notes
1 For the sake of brevity, we provide examples of empirical evidence for some (dis)similarities. CDI: Castelló case; MDI: Montebelluna case; PME. Printer manufacturer engineer; PM: Plastic manufacturer; PMCEO: CEO of printer manufacturing firm; DICEO: CEO of digital ink manufacturing firm; DIPM: Digital ink project manager; PO: Participative Observation; DPE: Digital printer engineer; OtCPM: Other-than-ceramic company product manager.
2 For the sake of brevity, we provide examples of empirical evidence for some (dis)similarities. CDI: Castelló case; MDI: Montebelluna case; PME. Printer manufacturer engineer; PMCEO: CEO of printer manufacturing firm; DICEO: CEO of digital ink manufacturing firm; DIPM: Digital ink project manager; PO: Participative Observation; SIM: Supporting industry manager; TPM: Tile plant manager; TCM: Tile company manager.
3 For the sake of brevity, we provide examples of empirical evidence for some (dis)similarities. CDI: Castelló case; MDI: Montebelluna case; PME. Printer manufacturer engineer; PMCEO: CEO of printer manufacturing firm; DICEO: CEO of digital ink manufacturing firm; DIPM: Digital ink project manager; PO: Participative Observation; SIM: Supporting industry manager; TPM: Tile Plant Manager; TCM: Tile company manager.
1 For a detailed description of the Montebelluna case see Corò, Gurisatti, and Rossi Citation1998; Molina Morales et al., Citation2021; of the Castelló case see: Molina-Morales, Martínez-Cháfer, and Valiente-Bordanova Citation2017.