TYPECase Study
ABSTRACTGlobalization, competitiveness and innovation have gained importance in the management agendas in both business and government. There is no clear consensus on how individual firms and regional and national governments should go about becoming more innovative - and more globally competitive. This paper tries to explore critical issues related to innovation, creativity and sustainable competitiveness. The purpose of this paper is to develop a model, linking organisational attributes to creativity and innovation. Drawing upon existing and empirical evidence the paper develops and presents a case study of Pakistan's Textile industry to support the conceptual model and proposes research propositions based on relationships suggested by the model. Porter (1998) emphasizes that the competitiveness of the industry depends upon the ability of its firms to produce efficiently and to innovate. This research paper tries to capture the mechanisms that foster high levels of productivity and innovation and lays out the implications for competitive strategy and economic policy. Today's economic map of the world is characterized by what Porter calls clusters: critical masses in one place of linked industries and institutions- from suppliers to universities to government agencies- that enjoy unusual competitive success in a particular field. This paper suggests a conceptual framework of organisational characteristics influencing the process and formation of clusters. It tests various hypothesis in respect to the relationships between organizational attributes and the local clustering of the establishments in the textile industry of Pakistan. This paper hopes to make a useful contribution to the government policy makers in formulating macro policies towards prominent clusters and assisting firms as well as public institutions in making relevant investments towards the infrastructure.