Clusters' activities and economy stage of development: Evidence from V4 and advanced economies

Abstract

This article examines the impact of maturity of economy on an activities' focus of cluster organisations. For a basis of research concerning the focus of activities of clusters from advanced economies and clusters from the Visegrad Group countries (V4), the authors of this article obtained data from a large sample of clusters. This research has tested whether differences in clusters' activities and their implementation in various advanced economies are not caused by different thinking and attitudes of clusters' managers or the respective age of clusters. The research results confirmed that the selection and use of activities could be different according to the maturity of the economy, considering the same stage of the clusters life cycle and similar views of managers regarding the focus of activities that contribute to the successful development of clusters.