Internationalization of Clusters: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) of Township Industrial Clusters

Qian Lu; Feifei Huang; Liangding Jia; Chuang Kai

doi:10.1344/jesb2024.44090

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Qian Lu Nanjing University of Science and Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9600-0771
Feifei Huang Nanjing University
Liangding Jia Nanjing University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1983-8308
Chuang Kai Jiangsu Financial Leasing Company

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https://doi.org/10.1344/jesb2024.44090

Keywords:

internacionalization, cluster, horizontal competition, vertical coordination, fsQCA

Abstract

This study aims to examine the internationalization of clusters, a driving force of the rising of multinational firms from emerging markets. We explored the question from the knowledge and relational dimension of clusters. We examine how the configuration of four factors, namely, component knowledge, architecture knowledge, horizontal competition, and vertical coordination, within a cluster jointly affect the degree of cluster internationalization by utilizing the Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) method. Using Data of 34 township clusters in Suzhou City, China, we identified three models that lead to a high cluster internationalization level.

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