GROUPS OF COMPANIES IN CLUSTERS. AN ANALYSIS OF FACTORS OF OBTAINING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

The Inclusion of companies in geographic arrangements of organizations in the same segment, phenomenon called, among others names, cluster, has been more studied by diverse authors as a way of obtaining factors of competitive advantage in relation to separately installed companies. So far the works have been non conclusive in relation to the comparison of different companies of different sectors, since the most part of available literature studies only a specific segment. This article will discourse on clusters, the companies located in these arrangements, the tools that can be used for the gauging of the advantage factors, and will suggest new studies regarding the subject.