Innovation Status in Yazd Textile Industrial Cluster

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Amir Kabir University of Technology

Abstract

In the last decade, the policy of industrial clusters development as a relatively new approach in Iranian local and national economic development has been considered by policy makers and researchers. The development of industrial clusters can be evaluated based on different aspects, including: knowledge and technology, finance and investment, and innovation and entrepreneurship. In this study, different kinds of innovations and existing conditions, targets and limitations are identified by examining the formation of innovation in the production sector of the textile industrial cluster in Yazd, Iran. This study is of descriptive-analytical type conducted as a field research. In order to evaluate the innovation indicators, the OECD approach is used. The subject population of the study consists of Yazd textile manufacturing firms having at least 10 employees. The data is gathered through field study and from 51 production companies in Yazd textile industry from 2009 to 2011. The results show that the general status of innovation activities and cooperation is not desirable, with the main reason being "the market conditions, lack of request for innovation and lack of collaboration culture". In other words, innovation is not a clear indicator of the development and competitiveness of the textile enterprises in Yazd. By contrast, expenditure and revenue factors are the main objective of innovation creation.

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Innovation Management Journal
Volume 2, Issue 3 - Serial Number 5
December 2013
Pages 1-25

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  • Receive Date: 27 August 2013
  • Accept Date: 02 February 2014

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