Browsing Whitaker Institute for Innovation and Societal Change by Author "Giblin, Majella"
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A Balancing Act: Managing the global-local dimensions of industrial clusters through the mechanism of 'lead' organisations
Giblin, Majella (CISC, 2008-12)The purpose of this paper is to investigate 'leading' organisations in a region to understand how the balance between the global and local dimensions can be managed by clusters. Two cases of industrial clusters are employed ... -
Capabilities & Competitiveness: A Methodological Approach for Understanding Irish Economic Transformation
Ryan, Paul; Das, Satyasiba; Tulum, Oner; Giblin, Majella (CISC, NUI Galway, 2010-06) -
Inward foreign investment and the clustering process: the case of the medical technology sector in Ireland
Giblin, Majella (CISC, 2008-12)This paper investigates how, if at all, inward foreign investment can instigate a clustering process when such investment is initially attracted to a region as a result of targeted public policy rather than the existence ... -
Local Clusters and Global Entrepreneurship: The significance of spatial and relational propinquity in new firm formation
Giblin, Majella (CISC, 2010-10)This paper explores the significance of local proximity for new firm formation in particular industries. Within the literature, entrepreneurs are viewed as critical to industrial cluster formation and development in ... -
Tight Clusters or Loose Networks? The Critical Role of Inward FDI in Cluster Creation
Giblin, Majella; Ryan, Paul (CISC, 2010-03)The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in instigating a clustering process. In particular, the study examines the situation in which FDI is initially attracted to a ...