Clusters and Competitive Advantage: The Turkish Experience [Hardcover]

This book aims to clarify the link between geographic clustering and international competitiveness in light of the Turkish experience, a subject that is high on the agendas of researchers as well as policy makers and strategic planners. The key findings of the study are discussed with respect to the recent debates on clusters to provide a full account of what the Turkish experience, when looked from the viewpoint of the strategic management discipline, offers to further intellectual thinking on clusters.Introduction: A Background to Clusters Clusters in the Management Literature Industrial Clusters in Turkey The Furniture Cluster in Ankara The Towel/Bathrobe Cluster in Denizli The Machine-Made Carpet Cluster in Gaziantep The Leather Cluster in Istanbul Conclusions, Implications and Policy Lessons?ZLEM ?Z is currently Assistant Professor at the Department of Business Administration, METU, Ankara, Turkey, where she teaches courses on strategy, international business, and the Turkish business environment. She is the author of The Competitive Advantage of Nations: The Case of Turkey, published in 1999. Her research interests include the determinants of international competitiveness and competitive advantage, and methodological issues in cross-national studies.