Enterprise Cluster Dynamics and Innovation Diffusion: A New Scientific Approach

摘要

A model in the field of enterprise management is described in this work. Its main goal is to represent and analyze the dynamics and interrelations among innovation diffusion and enterprise clusters formation and modifications. A formal description of the model is given, along that of its main parameters. Qualitative results are described. Clustering is definable as the tendency of vertically and/or horizontally integrated firms in related lines of business to concentrate geographically, or, to a more general extent, virtually. Innovation is a critical factor for the competitiveness of a National System, especially when the economy of the latter has come to maturity. However, the diffusion of innovations among its potential adopters is a complex phenomenon.