Samenvatting

Clusters development takes place in an increasingly changing and complex context where global and local developments are interconnected. Various regional and innovation studies recognized the need for place-based studies to include the larger context in which clusters and regions are found. Interest and discourse on the value of complexity approaches to cluster studies has been increasing, with the aim to gain deeper understanding of processes taking place in complex cluster development (Martin & Sunley, 2003; Cooke, 2012) Work in this area of research is limited and empirical study could add to understanding the complexity of cluster development.