Knowledge Sharing Mechanisms and Challenges in a Government-Driven Industry Cluster: A Saudi Arabian Case Study

Abstract

In the context of Saudi Arabia, this chapter investigates how clustering promotes knowledge sharing and transfer in an emerging, government-directed industry cluster. It is determined that lateral actors play a key facilitating role, and formal and informal mechanisms and interpersonal links among actors support that cluster knowledge exchange. Limited social capital strength and depth and a lack of trust that prevents knowledge sharing are partially explained by the cluster's limited vertical and horizontal actors.

Citation

Zafer, A. (2023), "Knowledge Sharing Mechanisms and Challenges in a Government-Driven Industry Cluster: A Saudi Arabian Case Study", El Ebrashi, R., Hattab, H., Hassan, R.S. and Bouchra, N.H. (Ed.) Industry Clusters and Innovation in the Arab World, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 57-97. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-871-520231004