Creating Industry Classifications by Statistical Cluster Analysis/Generación de clasificaciones industriales mediante técnicas estadísticas de análisis cluster
Much emphasis on the sectoral perspective in economics originates in the observation of the diverse and contingent nature of competitive behaviour, where a firm’s performance depends on the capability to match its organisation and strategy to the technological, social and economic restrictions imposed by the business environment. For this reason, analytically based industry classifications are frequently applied in empirical studies on competitive performance, technological development, international trade, and industrial economics. This paper shows how the use of statistical cluster analysis and the generation of empirically based sectoral classifications can provide new and valuable tools for research into the sectoral contingency of industrial development. El estudio de la diversidad del comportamiento competitivo en las distintas ramas de actividad se ha convertido en uno de los principales objetivos del análisis sectorial de forma tal que el mayor o menor nivel de éxito de una determinada empresa esta condicionado por su capacidad para adaptar su organización y estrategias competitivas a las restricciones especificas de su entorno, tanto tecnológico, como socio-económico. Por este motivo, las clasificaciones sectoriales obtenidas de forma analítica son frecuentemente utilizadas en los estudios empíricos de competitividad, desarrollo technologic, comercio internacional o economía industrial. En este artículo se muestra cómo el uso del análisis cluster para generar calsificaciones sectoriales puede convertirse en una valiosa herramienta para la investigación aplicada al desarrollo sectorial.
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Volume (Year): 23 (2005) Issue (Month): (Agosto) Pages: 451-463 Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML
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