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Clustering and Marketing

Background, moderators and consequences of marketing and market orientation on the competitiveness of cluster companies.

Cognitive aspects of clustering

Perception of belonging and affiliation, influence of the manager's cognitive style, influential aspects in group decision making in the cluster, method of group decision making. Mimicry and managerial perceptions.

Development of specific models and strategies for the creation, development and implementation of new clusters, ecosystems and business groups

Second-tier and transversal clusters. Economic dynamisation of territories and their external markets.

Entrepreneurship, growth and business survival

The international entrepreneur. Strategic effectiveness in new companies. Organisational alternatives in bankruptcy environments. Business reorganisation and restructuring. Decline, crisis and turnaround. Second Chance Policies.

Globalisation, ethics and social responsibility

Study of globalisation at different levels and the reasons behind it. Analysis of the mechanisms developed by the United Nations and companies to avoid the negative effects that globalisation can have on the weakest. Effects of globalisation on the environment.

International competitiveness of SMEs

The factors that drive the international competitiveness of SMEs are analysed. Fundamental aspects of strategic management that allow the internationalisation of the company to be framed in the strategic context. Applications to traditional manufacturing sectors and industrial clusters.

Modes of localisation, entry and establishment of the cluster's international activity

Deciding factors of multi-localisation, agglomerations, compatriot and activity clusters. Generation and development of international social capital. Networks and guanxi. Distance and localisation-entry strategy.

Spatial and landscape analysis and planning

Landscape analysis, in accordance with the European Landscape Convention. Identification, study, typologies and enhancement of the landscape. Application of its own evaluation system.

Spatial delimitation of clustering and its effect

Analysis of spatio-temporal models. To implement geographic information systems for the study of interorganisational relations: configuration, content, container and effect. Positive and negative externalities. Moderating and mediating factors. Knowledge transfer in clusters. Franchised relationships.

The study of traditional irrigation systems, their landscape and water heritage

Analysis of cultural heritage focusing on the traditional use of water. Reference is made to the elements of irrigation systems, irrigation systems and the resulting landscapes. System for the cataloguing of hydraulic heritage, as well as its evaluation by means of its own method.