The Collective Learning Model and Competitiveness of Industrial Clusters

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There are few enterprises in economy scale among the majority of enterprises in industrial clusters, and they cannot carry out independent research-and-development of new products. Therefore, they have to rely on innovating resources of the clusters to enhance their comprehensive strength in competition. In this study, we analyzed the driving forces for collective learning in industry clusters, and try to establish a model for collective learning and competitiveness of industry clusters, and provided a new approach for upgrading industrial clusters.

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