Abstract
This research uses an innovative big data approach to identifying clusters of businesses in three sectors. It includes a case study for a cluster in each sector exploring both how the clusters developed and the nature of relationships formed by companies with other companies and local institutions.
Geographical clusters of the digital health, financial services and processing industry sectors are identified by web scraping. Qualitative case studies are conducted on three clusters identified by the quantitative analysis:
* North East of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC)
* Financial services cluster in Leeds City Region
* Digital health cluster in Birmingham.
The report includes a critical appraisal of the project which highlights the contribution of this study to the wider research programme on industrial clusters as well as areas for future research.
Geographical clusters of the digital health, financial services and processing industry sectors are identified by web scraping. Qualitative case studies are conducted on three clusters identified by the quantitative analysis:
* North East of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC)
* Financial services cluster in Leeds City Region
* Digital health cluster in Birmingham.
The report includes a critical appraisal of the project which highlights the contribution of this study to the wider research programme on industrial clusters as well as areas for future research.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy |
| Number of pages | 114 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2017 |
Publication series
| Name | BEIS Research Paper Series |
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| No. | 4 |