Fiorenza Belussi
Biographic Data
| ID | 1474922 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fiorenza Belussi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fiorenza |
| FAMILY NAME | Belussi |
| SIGNATURE | BELUSSI F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Padua |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8880-5799 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Innovating for a better world: Examining regional policies in response to societal challenges
Innovation and technological advancements have always enabled individuals, companies, and regions to address societal challenges more effectively. Regional innovation policies have consistently supported and accelerated these advancements, playing an increasingly important role in promoting sustainable and responsible innovation in a changing world. Over the past decades, the Regional Innovation Policies Conferences have been significant events f…
Unveiling the impact of foreign investment entry in industrial clusters: The case of Castelló and Sassuolo
This paper explores the impact of foreign investment, through acquisitions and mergers of local firms, on leading industrial clusters. While previous research has highlighted the increasing involvement of cluster firms in internationalization and knowledge globalization, the role of foreign investment requires further investigation. Power asymmetries between MNEs and partner firms are prevalent in global value chains, joint ventures, and strategi…
The Globalization of Regional Clusters: Between Localization and Internationalization
Addressing the role of regional clusters in the context of ongoing globalization, this timely book investigates the two seemingly competing trends of globalization and localization from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives. International case studies offer pioneering insights into the internationalization process of regional clusters and the effect of this on regional as well as firm performance
Breakthrough Invention Performance of Multispecialized Clustered Regions in Europe
The regional literature of the last decades has been characterized by an extended debate on the role of regional diversification compared to specialization as a driver of innovation. In this context, the smart specialization framework has recently developed a balanced perspective by emphasizing the role of related diversification of the regional portfolio. Nevertheless, most of the empirical research on the topic has investigated the intensity ra…
Innovation Districts
This entry aims to clarify the origin and development of the notion of innovation districts. The definition includes the recognition of the debate around two of the most relevant concepts in the management and economic geography fields: those of industrial districts and clusters. The content spans from the Marshallian echo to the Porterian view and up to the most recent conceptualization of territorial agglomerations, which assigns a crucial role…
The role of collaborative networks in supporting the innovation performances of lagging-behind European regions
They are industrial districts, but not as we know them!
Industrial Districts as Open Learning Systems: Combining Emergent and Deliberate Knowledge Structures
Belussi F. and Sedita S. R. Industrial districts as open learning systems: combining emergent and deliberate knowledge structures, Regional Studies. This article deepens the theoretical understanding of learning processes in industrial districts by analysing the emergent and deliberate structures that favour knowledge transfer at the local and distance level. An analytical framework illustrates district-learning dynamics through two mechanisms. T…
Managing Situated Creativity in Cultural Industries
Editorial material
From Fashion to Design: Creative Networks in Industrial Districts
Creative industries enjoy a great deal of attention in Western economies these days. Creative industries can be identified in sectors producing new artistic artefacts, such as those occurring in the film industry, or in the performing arts, etc., or in the manufacturing and service sectors, where the implementation of novelties is at the heart of the productive capabilities of firms. Post‐modern consumption is strongly characterized by fashion, b…
At the origin of the industrial district: Alfred Marshall and the Cambridge school
This paper investigates the origin and evolution of the concept of the industrial district. The idea of industrial district is quite widespread in modern industrial economics and in business studies, with a variety of meanings and typologies. Indeed the real original conceptualisation dates back to Alfred Marshall and the economists of the so-called Cambridge school. Quite often the concept of industrial district is considered as synonymous with …
The Symbiotic Division of Labour between Heterogeneous Districts in the Dutch and Italian Horticultural Industry
This article focuses on the historical development of one ornamental horticulture district in the Netherlands and two in Italy. The aim is to underline the global division of labour among three districts driven by industrial district heterogeneity, uneven learning systems and a unique specialisation in production and retailing. The historical development of all the districts is very similar, but the application of science and the role of local in…
Are Industrial Districts Formed by Networks Without Technologies: The Diffusion of Internet Applications in Three Italian Clusters
It is widely acknowledged that there has been a technological revolution in information and communication technologies (ICT), centred on Internet applications, in recent years. However, there is still a great controversy about the extent to which ICT are transforming the competitiveness of individual firms, clusters and large economic regions. On the one hand, the use of ICT could undermine those economic systems that are very distant from the st…
The Technological Evolution of Industrial Districts
Knowledge creation, learning and innovation in italian industrial districts
Introduction The analysis of industrial districts (IDs) has attract-ed a growing interest in the past decades in differ-ent disciplines. From the seminal contribution ofAlfred Marshall it appeared clear that the fact of be-ing historically localized in a specific industrial siteis advantageous for firms which can benefit fromthe availability of skilled labour forces, knowl-edgeable agents and new ideas that are free ‘in theair’. On one hand, know…
Variety of pattern of the post-fordist economy
Summary of workshop on: Human-centered shaping of new technologies and social innovation of learning
Industrial Districts as Open Learning Systems: Combining Emergent and Deliberate Knowledge Structures
Belussi F. and Sedita S. R. Industrial districts as open learning systems: combining emergent and deliberate knowledge structures, Regional Studies. This article deepens the theoretical understanding of learning processes in industrial districts by analysing the emergent and deliberate structures that favour knowledge transfer at the local and distance level. An analytical framework illustrates district-learning dynamics through two mechanisms. T…
Knowledge creation, learning and innovation in italian industrial districts
Introduction The analysis of industrial districts (IDs) has attract-ed a growing interest in the past decades in differ-ent disciplines. From the seminal contribution ofAlfred Marshall it appeared clear that the fact of be-ing historically localized in a specific industrial siteis advantageous for firms which can benefit fromthe availability of skilled labour forces, knowl-edgeable agents and new ideas that are free ‘in theair’. On one hand, know…
Breakthrough Invention Performance of Multispecialized Clustered Regions in Europe
The regional literature of the last decades has been characterized by an extended debate on the role of regional diversification compared to specialization as a driver of innovation. In this context, the smart specialization framework has recently developed a balanced perspective by emphasizing the role of related diversification of the regional portfolio. Nevertheless, most of the empirical research on the topic has investigated the intensity ra…
Are Industrial Districts Formed by Networks Without Technologies: The Diffusion of Internet Applications in Three Italian Clusters
It is widely acknowledged that there has been a technological revolution in information and communication technologies (ICT), centred on Internet applications, in recent years. However, there is still a great controversy about the extent to which ICT are transforming the competitiveness of individual firms, clusters and large economic regions. On the one hand, the use of ICT could undermine those economic systems that are very distant from the st…
Variety of pattern of the post-fordist economy
Summary of workshop on: Human-centered shaping of new technologies and social innovation of learning
Variety of pattern of the post-fordist economy
Knowledge creation, learning and innovation in italian industrial districts
Introduction The analysis of industrial districts (IDs) has attract-ed a growing interest in the past decades in differ-ent disciplines. From the seminal contribution ofAlfred Marshall it appeared clear that the fact of be-ing historically localized in a specific industrial siteis advantageous for firms which can benefit fromthe availability of skilled labour forces, knowl-edgeable agents and new ideas that are free ‘in theair’. On one hand, know…
The Technological Evolution of Industrial Districts
Are Industrial Districts Formed by Networks Without Technologies: The Diffusion of Internet Applications in Three Italian Clusters
It is widely acknowledged that there has been a technological revolution in information and communication technologies (ICT), centred on Internet applications, in recent years. However, there is still a great controversy about the extent to which ICT are transforming the competitiveness of individual firms, clusters and large economic regions. On the one hand, the use of ICT could undermine those economic systems that are very distant from the st…
Managing Situated Creativity in Cultural Industries
Editorial material
From Fashion to Design: Creative Networks in Industrial Districts
Creative industries enjoy a great deal of attention in Western economies these days. Creative industries can be identified in sectors producing new artistic artefacts, such as those occurring in the film industry, or in the performing arts, etc., or in the manufacturing and service sectors, where the implementation of novelties is at the heart of the productive capabilities of firms. Post‐modern consumption is strongly characterized by fashion, b…
At the origin of the industrial district: Alfred Marshall and the Cambridge school
This paper investigates the origin and evolution of the concept of the industrial district. The idea of industrial district is quite widespread in modern industrial economics and in business studies, with a variety of meanings and typologies. Indeed the real original conceptualisation dates back to Alfred Marshall and the economists of the so-called Cambridge school. Quite often the concept of industrial district is considered as synonymous with …
The Symbiotic Division of Labour between Heterogeneous Districts in the Dutch and Italian Horticultural Industry
This article focuses on the historical development of one ornamental horticulture district in the Netherlands and two in Italy. The aim is to underline the global division of labour among three districts driven by industrial district heterogeneity, uneven learning systems and a unique specialisation in production and retailing. The historical development of all the districts is very similar, but the application of science and the role of local in…
Industrial Districts as Open Learning Systems: Combining Emergent and Deliberate Knowledge Structures
Belussi F. and Sedita S. R. Industrial districts as open learning systems: combining emergent and deliberate knowledge structures, Regional Studies. This article deepens the theoretical understanding of learning processes in industrial districts by analysing the emergent and deliberate structures that favour knowledge transfer at the local and distance level. An analytical framework illustrates district-learning dynamics through two mechanisms. T…
They are industrial districts, but not as we know them!
The role of collaborative networks in supporting the innovation performances of lagging-behind European regions
Innovation Districts
This entry aims to clarify the origin and development of the notion of innovation districts. The definition includes the recognition of the debate around two of the most relevant concepts in the management and economic geography fields: those of industrial districts and clusters. The content spans from the Marshallian echo to the Porterian view and up to the most recent conceptualization of territorial agglomerations, which assigns a crucial role…
Breakthrough Invention Performance of Multispecialized Clustered Regions in Europe
The regional literature of the last decades has been characterized by an extended debate on the role of regional diversification compared to specialization as a driver of innovation. In this context, the smart specialization framework has recently developed a balanced perspective by emphasizing the role of related diversification of the regional portfolio. Nevertheless, most of the empirical research on the topic has investigated the intensity ra…
The Globalization of Regional Clusters: Between Localization and Internationalization
Addressing the role of regional clusters in the context of ongoing globalization, this timely book investigates the two seemingly competing trends of globalization and localization from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives. International case studies offer pioneering insights into the internationalization process of regional clusters and the effect of this on regional as well as firm performance
Innovating for a better world: Examining regional policies in response to societal challenges
Innovation and technological advancements have always enabled individuals, companies, and regions to address societal challenges more effectively. Regional innovation policies have consistently supported and accelerated these advancements, playing an increasingly important role in promoting sustainable and responsible innovation in a changing world. Over the past decades, the Regional Innovation Policies Conferences have been significant events f…
Unveiling the impact of foreign investment entry in industrial clusters: The case of Castelló and Sassuolo
This paper explores the impact of foreign investment, through acquisitions and mergers of local firms, on leading industrial clusters. While previous research has highlighted the increasing involvement of cluster firms in internationalization and knowledge globalization, the role of foreign investment requires further investigation. Power asymmetries between MNEs and partner firms are prevalent in global value chains, joint ventures, and strategi…
Economics (13 works) · Economic geography (12 works) · Business (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · Computer Science (9 works) · Geography (9 works) · Regional science (8 works) · Economy (6 works) · Industrial organization (6 works) · Regional Development and Policy (6 works)