A “cluster” is a concentration or agglomeration of an industry that develops over time based on geographical proximity, in a way that boosts competition and collaboration that results in innovation. The process of clustering potentially creates greater economic benefits through higher productivity, better knowledge management, and entrepreneurial opportunities (Chuluunbaatara et al., 2014). The significance of economic and industrial clusters in regional and even national development has therefore become the object of a new economic theory (Porter, 1990) being taught now in business disciplines.

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尽管经济环境有利，但什么阻碍了后来者 IT 集群的成功？印度 IT 集群的案例研究

“集群”是一个行业的集中或集聚，它基于地理邻近性随着时间的推移而发展，以促进竞争和协作从而导致创新的方式。集群过程可能通过更高的生产力、更好的知识管理和创业机会创造更大的经济效益（Chuluunbaatara 等，2014）。因此，经济和产业集群在区域乃至国家发展中的重要性已成为现在商业学科中教授的新经济理论（Porter，1990）的对象。