New Quality of Partnership in the Textile World – Concepts and Technologies

Artschwager, Alexander; Fischer, Thomas; Stellmach, Dieter; Yepes, Ramón Abel Castaño; Weiß, Michael; Sabbata, Piero De; Gessa, Nicola; D’Agosta, Gianluca; Busanelli, Matteo; Novelli, Cristiano; Fabian, Jens; Morgenstern, Mirko

doi:10.1007/978-1-84882-608-3_5

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“…The industry's value chain has globalized, and most textile firms are involved in a complex sequence of activities through a worldwide business network. (Artschwager et al 2009). However, this process has not blurred the robustness of another fundamental fact of the industry, the geographical clustering of textile activities (Dei Ottati 2009, 2014, Crestanello and Tattara 2011, Exposito-Langa et al 2015.…”

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Delving into the technical textile phenomenon: networking strategies and innovation in mature clusters

Belso-Martínez

Tomás‐Miquel

Expósito-Langa

et al. 2019

The Journal of The Textile Institute

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Substantial empirical evidence corroborates the advantages brought about by spatial colocation and networking for firms´ innovativeness in the textile industry. But firms benefit from these advantages depending on their portfolio of relationships. Consequently, cluster firms build their networks according to their specific characteristics in terms of resources and innovation activities. Within this framework, using social network analysis techniques, this study aims to identify the foundations of networking practices in textile clusters and to derive managerial and policy implications. Empirical evidence obtained in the Valencian textile cluster show how the profile and specificities of firm's innovation activities shape its relational practices. Most innovative firms focused on technical textiles show higher levels of internal resources and capabilities.

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