Entrepreneurial Founder Effects in the Growth of Regional Clusters: How Early Succes is a Key Determinant
How can the growth of regional clusters be explained? This paper studies in great detail the growth of the wireless communication cluster in Northern Denmark. Unlike the dominant theories, the authors argue that initial success of the first firms are the main driving force behind the generation of new firms that eventually lead to the formation of clusters.
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http://www.druid.dk/wp/pdf_files/05-18.pdf