The book contains a selection of papers on business clusters in its multiple perspectives. It has evolved from the research symposium organized by the The Society for Global Business and Economic Development (SGBED), an international group of academicians, at Dubai during January 2009. It begins with an introduction to the concept of clusters, and then examines their link to a host of strategic issues, such as their nexus to competitive advantage, their performance vis-a-vis their competitors who are not similarly agglomerated, and the challenges in measuring the performance of clusters....

Innovation manifests itself as a key driver of improved productivity and sustainable growth in today s global economic landscape. This book

brings together perspectives and case studies from across the world;

discusses frameworks and actual conditions required for innovation; and

examines a variety of themes, such as technology innovation, research & development, team and human resource management, product and process creativity and entrepreneurship development to augment strategic and competitive advantage.

It will prove essential to those in business and management,...