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International Regional Science Review, Vol. 31, No. 1, 35-61 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0160017607306327

Shared Resources in Industrial Districts: Information, Know-How and Institutions in the Spanish Tile Industry

F. Xavier Molina-Morales

Universitat Jaume I, Department of Business Administration & Marketing, Campus Riu Sec, 12080 Castellón (Spain), molina{at}emp.uji.es

M. Teresa Martínez-Fernández

Universitat Jaume I, Department of Business Administration & Marketing, Campus Riu Sec, 12080 Castellón (Spain), tmartine{at}emp.uji.es

The aim of this article is to measure the effect of shared resources on individual firm performance. Using the Industrial District as a definition of the interorganizational context, the authors propose a model that includes a set of factors that are associated with the endowment of external resources, that is, collective information and know-how, and involvement in local institutions. To illustrate the theoretical argumentation, they develop an empirical study using a one hundred—firm sample from the Spanish ceramic tile industry to search for a statistical association between resource variables and performance of the firms. Finally, findings of the article suggest that to increase performance, firms must develop a distinct capacity so as to be able to shape and exploit shared or collective resources.

Key Words: industrial district • shared resources • knowledge • performance


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