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Spatial agglomeration and business groups: New evidence from Italian industrial districts

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Giulio Cainelli
Donato Iacobucci
Enrica Morganti

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Cainelli G., Iacobucci D. and Morganti E. (2006) Spatial agglomeration and business groups: new evidence from Italian industrial districts, Regional Studies 40, 507--518. This paper is a first attempt to analyse the relationship between spatial agglomeration and firms' organizational structures. It takes advantage of a new and large data set at firm and business group level that allows one to analyse the differences in the presence and characteristics of business groups between districts and non-district areas. Overall, the results confirm the hypothesis that spatial agglomeration of business activities influences firms' organization. Groups are more widespread in industrial districts than in non-district areas; moreover, groups in industrial districts are less diversified and more spatially concentrated than groups outside industrial districts. Cainelli G., Iacobucci D. et Morganti E. (2006) L'agglomération géographique et les groupes commerciaux: de nouvelles preuves provenant des districts italiens, Regional Studies 40, 507--518. Cet article constitue une première tentative d'analyser le rapport entre l'agglommération géographique et les structures organisationnelles des entreprises. On profite d'une nouvelle banque de données importante auprès des entreprises et des activités commerciales qui permet l'analyse des différences de la présence et des caractéristiques des groupes commerciaux implantés dans les districts par rapport à ceux qui sont implantés dans d'autres délimitations géographiques. Tout considéré, les résultats confirment l'hypothèse suivant: l'agglomération des activités commerciales influent sur l'organisation des entreprises. Les groupes s'avèrent plus éparpillés dans les districts industriels qu'ils ne le sont ailleurs. Qui plus est, les groupes situés dans les districts industriels sont moins diversifiés et plus concentrés géographiquement que ne le sont les groupes situés en dehors des districts industriels. Groupes commerciaux, Districts industriels, Agglomération géographique, Formes d'organisation des entreprises Cainelli G., Iacobucci D. und Morganti E. (2006) Räumliche Ballung und Betriebsgruppen:neue Beweise aus italienischen Industriegebieten, Regional Studies 40, 507--518. Dieser Aufsatz stellt einen ersten Versuch dar, die Beziehung zwischen räumlicher Ballung und den organisatorischen Strukturen von Firmen zu analysieren. Er macht sich eine neue und umfassende Datenreihe auf Firmen- und Betriebsgruppenebene zu Nutze, die gestattet, die Unterschiede im Vorhandenseins und Eigenschaften von Betriebsgruppen zwischen Distrikten und nicht-Distrikten-angehö rigen Gebieten zu analysieren. Insgesamt bestätigen die Ergebnisse die Hypothese, dass räumliche Ballung von geschäftlichen Unternehmen die Organisation von Firmen beeinflußt: Gruppen sind in Industriegebieten weiter verbreitet als in nicht industriell geprägten Gebieten;darüber hinaus sind Gruppen in Industriegebieten weniger differenziert und räumlich stärker konzentriert als Gruppen ausserhalb der Industriegebiete Betriebsgruppen, Industriegebiete, räumliche Ballung, Organisationsformen von Firmen Cainelli G., Iacobucci D. y Morganti E. (2006) Aglomeración espacial y grupos comerciales: nuevo ejemplo de zonas industriales en Italia, Regional Studies 40, 507--518. En este ensayo pretendemos analizar por primera vez la relación entre la aglomeración espacial y las estructuras organizativas de las empresas. Con ayuda de un nuevo y exhaustivo grupo de datos sobre empresas y negocios, analizamos qué diferencias existen en cuanto a la presencia y las características de grupos comerciales en zonas industriales comparado con otras áreas no industriales. En general los resultados confirman la hipó tesis de que la organización de las empresas se ve influenciada por la aglomeración espacial de las actividades comerciales. Se observa que son más comunes los grupos en zonas industriales que en áreas no industriales. Además, los grupos en zonas industriales están menos diversificados y espacialmente más concentrados que los grupos de otras áreas no industriales. Grupos comerciales, Zonas industriales, Aglomeración espacial, Formas organizativas de empresas

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Volume (Year): 40 (2006)
Issue (Month): 5 (July)
Pages: 507-518
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Keywords: Business groups Industrial districts Spatial agglomeration Firm's organizational forms

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