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The Process of Cluster Management

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The goal of this paper is to present the process of cluster management, adopting the assumptions of the contemporary network approach to trends and changes in the understanding of the essence of management. The concept of cluster management is based on the coherent and balanced development of knowledge, structure and trust—the KST concept components—promoting the realization of the conscious idea of a cluster, while assuming the strategic intermittence of the environment. The significance of each of the management levels (strategic and operational) is dependent on the intensity of operational activities and the breadth of horizontal problems solved by the cluster. The interweaving strategic and operational levels emphasise the necessity of diversifying coordination mechanisms. One such example is in the existence of a solid cluster structure, which supports the network and the operational activities of the cluster. Another mechanism is the existence of integration structures based on the assumptions of cluster governance, which are responsible for the effects and strategic future of a cluster. The effectiveness of this cluster management process model is supplemented by the following cluster management functions: shaping, activation, configuration, mobilization, animation, synthesizing and learning.

The article presents selected results of the research project no. 2012/07/B/HS4/03016 entitled “The models of knowledge management in networks and clusters of creative industries in Poland and EU countries” financed by the National Science Center—project leader: Sławomir Olko, PhD.

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Knop, L. (2015). The Process of Cluster Management. In: Sroka, W., Hittmár, Š. (eds) Management of Network Organizations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17347-4_8

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