Study On Mechanism And Path Of Industrial Cluster Upgrading

With 20 years of reform and opening up, China has been booming in the development of industrial clusters. Industrial clusters have become an effective form of industrial organization to promote regional economic development. They have made a significant contribution to regional economic development. Yet, the development of industrial clusters have encountered in the rising costs, industry transformation, trade barriers and other obstacles. If we can not effectively guard against such risks, industrial cluster will move toward decline and have an adverse impact on regional economic development. Therefore, the problem of industrial clusters upgrading has become an urgent need to study the issue.Based on the main line of mechanism of the industrial clusters upgrading, a thorough examination of the mechanism of upgrading industrial clusters is carried out by systematical analysis, network analysis, empirical investigation and comparative analysis. The theoretical research and empirical analysis of industrial clusters upgrading of different types and different development stages are made. The key motivating factors for clusters upgrading are found. The theoretical foundation for industrial clusters upgrading and analytical framework are built.The relational theory of industrial clusters upgrading are reviewed to provide theoretical groundwork in order to study industrial clusters upgrading; the concept of industrial clusters, the characteristics of the nature and type are explored; the evolution feature of industrial clusters in the various stages of life-cycle are analyzed. On this basis, the content and level of industrial clusters upgrading are extracted; the upgrading mechanism of cluster are analyzed from Cluster Innovation Network, clustering brands and cluster outward degree. The most critical factors are found. Xuchang wigs industrial clusters, Tianjin bicycle industry clusters, Taiwan PC Industry Cluster are analyzed. Comparative analysis of common and differences of the three clusters are made. So the conclusions of the universal law and personality characteristics of different Cluster's upgrading are drawn.The main innovation points are as follows:Firstly, industry clusters upgrading is a process from quantitative change to qualitative change that has run through the cluster development. Upgrading is not only the succession of industry clusters in different stages of development, but also the rising in its innovation ability and the improvement of its efficiency in every stage of development.Secondly, it is easy to realize the value chain transfer for a business, but the transfer of a cluster is very difficult. To realize the value chain upgrading, the most likely path is the integration of industry.Thirdly, the upgrading path of different industrial clusters is not alike. Not all clusters can embed in the global value chain, for the lower level of development of industrial clusters, the rising in its core ability is also upgrading.Lastly, the model of upgrading mechanism of industrial clusters is constructed. The key factors affecting the upgrading of industrial clusters are classified as Innovation Network cluster classification, clustering brands and the openness .These three factors are interrelated and mutually reinforcing, and jointly promote the upgrading of industrial clusters.