In the last decades, the globalisation process has reshaped the competition dynamics
in two ways: Technology and innovation have become significant components of
productivity and competition / and policies taking into consideration local resources
and local production systems, gains ground. In that context, clusters appear as new
organisations of production. This thesis aims at assessing the innovation
performance of the firms and the factors affecting their performance by comparing
agglomerated and non-agglomerated firms in the TR62 (Adana, Mersin) Region.
Adana Organised Industrial Zone (AOSB) and Mersin-Tarsus Organised Industrial
Zone (MTOSB) are selected as agglomeration examples in the region to study the
effects of spatial proximity on innovativeness. It is found that local specific policies
such as the establishment of an integrated system for cooperation and competition
are needed to improve the innovation and competition capacity of the region.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/12611958/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 May 2010 |
| Creators | Turtuk Yunsel, Dilsad |
| Contributors | Taymaz, Erol |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for METU campus |
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