@article{3191016,
    title = "Strategic competitiveness in maritime clusters",
    author = "Stavroulakis, Peter J. and Papadimitriou, Stratos and Tsioumas, Vangelis and and Koliousis, Ioannis G. and Riza, Elena and Kontolatou, Erenia Olga",
    journal = "Case Studies on Transport Policy",
    year = "2020",
    volume = "8",
    number = "2",
    pages = "341-348",
    publisher = "Elsevier",
    issn = "2213-624X",
    doi = "10.1016/j.cstp.2019.10.008",
    keywords = "Strategic management; Industrial cluster; Cluster analysis;
Competitiveness; Exploratory analysis; Cronbach's alpha",
    abstract = "For decades, research into the domain of maritime clusters has provided
interesting results, for practice and academia alike. The body of
knowledge has crystalized into the conclusive importance of these types
of clusters for regional and even national competitiveness, rendering
lateral implications for strategy and policy. Even though the general
premise of the literature has been founded, research into distinctive
facets of these industrial entities is sparse. The latter includes
quantitative analysis of variables that hold a definitive impact for
strategic management within clusters. The objective of the present work
is to address this gap in the research, through exploratory data mining
among the factors that affect competitiveness in maritime clusters.
Within a structured review of the body of knowledge concerning maritime
clusters, an inventory of strategic factors is extracted. These factors
are sorted per Likert-type importance and exploratory cluster analysis
is conducted. Through this methodology, items with strong correlations
are grouped and an importance-based narrative for the competitiveness of
maritime clusters is developed. The results of this research can be
further utilized for benchmarking purposes within the realm of
managerial practice, inclusive of the fields of policy and strategy. In
addition, this work can provide a stepping-stone for future research, as
many qualitative and quantitative instruments may be utilized to
validate or challenge the results generated herein."
}