Overcoming geographical barriers to international presence. The case of the emerging Romanian Tuscany wine cluster

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21601817
AutoresManuel Expósito‐Langa (0000-0001-7707-7354, Universitat Politècnica de València, autor de correspondencia), Oana Bărbulescu (0000-0002-4755-5826, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Business Administration, Transilvania University of Brașov, Brașov, Romania), Oana Uță Bărbulescu (0000-0002-6735-4001, Transylvania University of Brașov), José‐Vicente Tomás‐Miquel (0000-0002-5053-935X, Universitat Politècnica de València)
Año2021
Volumen29
Número5
Páginas923-941
Fecha de publicación2021-05-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEuropean Planning Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0965-4313 • E-ISSN: 1469-5944
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09654313.2020.1817863
OpenAlexW3121299976
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas74

This research contributes to the debate on the determining factors that support access to global value chains by companies belonging to emerging clusters in transition economies. The role of these economies is becoming increasingly relevant in a global world, where discovering new opportunities is focused on increasing market knowledge in order to offer the appropriate products. From a geographical approach, managing both the knowledge flows circulating within the cluster and those coming from external sources can have a positive effect on the companies’ international presence. To analyse these research questions, the wine industry cluster in the Muntenia-Oltenia region of Romania was studied. This wine-growing territory is also known as Romanian Tuscany due to its geographical location. In this area, the wineries have different characteristics depending whether or not they have international projection. The results suggest that local knowledge of the cluster, managed through the network of connections, is necessary for the international presence of the cluster. Moreover, there is a multiplier effect in those wineries where there is foreign ownership, due to their international entrepreneurial character. In summary, this paper contributes to a better understanding of how companies in an emerging cluster work in order to access global value chains

Business · Business cluster · Economic geography · Economics · Emerging markets · Exploit · Geography · Regional science · Romanian · Wine · Business Strategy and Innovation · International Business and FDI · Wine Industry and Tourism · Marketing