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Organizaciones de apoyo: conectando redes para la innovación empresarial en clústeres de un país en desarrollo

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  • Galaso, Pablo

    (Universidad de la República)

  • Masi Fadlala, Fernando

    (Centro de Análisis y Difusión de la Economía Paraguaya - CADEP)

  • Picasso, Santiago

    (Universidad de la República)

  • Rodríguez Miranda, Adrián

    (Universidad de la República)

  • Servín Belotto, María Belén

    (Centro de Análisis y Difusión de la Economía Paraguaya - CADEP)

Abstract

This article examines the role of support organizations (SOs) in promoting innovation and competitiveness in Paraguayan companies. Six important clusters in the country are analyzed: meat and derivatives, dairy, ceramics and construction, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals. Collaboration networks are reconstructed using data from interviews with companies and SOs. Network analysis, econometric regressions, and qualitative analysis of the interviews are employed. The results reveal how companies access external resources to enhance their competitiveness and foster innovation through cluster SOs. In the context of a developing country, cooperation between these organizations in cross-sector and cross-territory networks is crucial.

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  • Galaso, Pablo & Masi Fadlala, Fernando & Picasso, Santiago & Rodríguez Miranda, Adrián & Servín Belotto, María Belén, 2024. "Organizaciones de apoyo: conectando redes para la innovación empresarial en clústeres de un país en desarrollo," INVESTIGACIONES REGIONALES - Journal of REGIONAL RESEARCH, Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional, issue 59, pages 193-211.
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    Keywords

    Industrial clusters; social network analysis; regional development; support organisations; Paraguay.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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