ABSTRACT

The paper investigates the legitimization of emerging industries in traditional manufacturing areas by focusing on two inner structures: the cognitive and institutional structure. These structures and their interplay inform about the heterogeneity of routes and capabilities to enter legitimization trajectories. We compare two mechatronics clusters, both located in the North-East Italian area, namely in the provinces of Vicenza and Trento. The cases reveal how the evolution and legitimation of emerging industries might surface from bottom-up dynamics related to the technological upgrading of local historical industrial specializations, and from top-down institutional strategies, when the business community remains fragmented.

摘要

本文通过关注两个内部结构：认知结构和制度结构，研究了传统制造业新兴产业的合法化。这些结构及其相互作用表明了进入合法化轨迹的路线和能力的异质性。我们比较了两个机电一体化集群，它们都位于意大利东北部地区，即维琴察省和特伦托省。这些案例揭示了新兴产业的演变和合法化如何从与当地历史产业专业化技术升级相关的自下而上动态以及自上而下的制度战略中浮现出来，而商业界仍然是碎片化的。