Identity of cluster structures. Theoretical considerations and practical implications Cover Image

Tożsamość struktur klastrowych - rozważania teoretyczne i praktyczne implikacje
Identity of cluster structures. Theoretical considerations and practical implications

Author(s): Adrian Lis, Anna Lis
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
Keywords: cluster; cluster initiative; identity; identification; social group

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this article is to apply the concept of “identity” to the analysis of phenomena and processes associated with the formation and functioning of clusters and cluster initiatives. Cluster structure is a kind of social group, and therefore should be subject to the same trends as other social groups. One of its most important characteristics (directly related to identity), observed particularly in groups whose aim is to survive for a long time, is their willingness to create mechanisms that distinguish the group and its members, and that build internal coherence and a sense of belonging of its members to the structure as a whole, and their attachment to each other.

  • Issue Year: 14/2013
  • Issue No: 51
  • Page Range: 26-44
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish