TY - UNPB
T1 - The Durban Auto Cluster
T2 - Global Competition, Collective Efficiency, and Local Development
AU - Lorentzen, Jochen
AU - Robbins, Glen
AU - Barnes, Justin
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The paper describes the formation of the Durban Auto Cluster in the context of trade liberalization. It argues that the improvement of operational competitiveness of firms in the cluster is prominently due to joint action. It tests this proposition by comparing the gains from cluster activities in the areas of supplier development, human resource development, logistics, and benchmarking, and by contrasting the impact of joint action against a host of other variables, notably international competition and technical assistance by foreign partners.
AB - The paper describes the formation of the Durban Auto Cluster in the context of trade liberalization. It argues that the improvement of operational competitiveness of firms in the cluster is prominently due to joint action. It tests this proposition by comparing the gains from cluster activities in the areas of supplier development, human resource development, logistics, and benchmarking, and by contrasting the impact of joint action against a host of other variables, notably international competition and technical assistance by foreign partners.
KW - Handelspolitik
KW - Logistik
KW - Virksomhedens konkurrenceevne
KW - Industrielle klynger
KW - Bilindustri
KW - Sydafrika
M3 - Working paper
BT - The Durban Auto Cluster
CY - København
ER -