On 2017 July 26, Ibrahim M. Awad, Alaa A. Amro, published a new study in Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. 28 Issue: 5, pp.631-654 titled "The effect of clustering on competitiveness improvement in Hebron: A structural equation modeling analysis". The article indicated or concluded that The main findings show that there is a unidirectional causal relationship between improvements of performance and achieve competitiveness and also reveal that the Palestinian shoes and leather cluster sector is vital and strong, and conclude that clustering can achieve competitiveness for small- and medium-sized enterprises. Future research can examine the relationship between clustering and innovation. The effect of clustering using other clustering models other than Porter’s model is advised to be used for future research. The relationships among clustering and competitiveness may provide a practical clue to both, policymakers and researchers on how cluster enhances economic firms such as a skilled workforce, research, development capacity, and infrastructure. This is likely to create assets such as trust, synergy, collaboration and cooperation for improved competitiveness.
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