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Control by Proximity: Evidence from the "Aerospace Valley" Competitiveness Cluster

Rachel Levy
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Damien Talbot

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This article is concerned with the links that exist between control of inter-organisational relationships and effects of proximity. We propose a theoretical framework which explains how geographical and organisational proximities reinforce formal and informal control mechanisms. This framework is then used to analyse mechanisms of control by proximity in a French aerospace cluster. We observe that formal and informal control is concentrated in a small number of groups located near the majority of the establishments members of the cluster. We also show that informal control mechanisms require a stronger geographical proximity than formal control mechanisms in order to operate.
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hal-02333380 , version 1 (25-10-2019)

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Rachel Levy, Damien Talbot. Control by Proximity: Evidence from the "Aerospace Valley" Competitiveness Cluster. Regional Studies, 2015, 49 (6), pp.955-972. ⟨10.1080/00343404.2013.840721⟩. ⟨hal-02333380⟩
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