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Appendix 1: <strong>The</strong> Survey 239<br />

Governance regimes<br />

Regimes: <strong>The</strong> way in which firms deal with a CAP-issue.<br />

Infrastructure for collective action: Organizational infrastructure that facilitates coordination and<br />

19. How important are the below mentioned variables for the quality <strong>of</strong> governance in the LMPC?<br />

Variable Importance for the quality <strong>of</strong> governance<br />

<strong>The</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> leader firms Not important Of minor<br />

importance<br />

<strong>The</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> an ‘infrastructure for<br />

collective action’<br />

An appropriate role <strong>of</strong> the public<br />

organizations in the cluster<br />

<strong>The</strong> legitimacy <strong>of</strong> a ‘community<br />

argument’<br />

Not important Of minor<br />

importance<br />

Not important Of minor<br />

importance<br />

Not important Of minor<br />

importance<br />

<strong>The</strong> appreciation <strong>of</strong> voice Not important Of minor<br />

importance<br />

20. Indicate the quality <strong>of</strong> the above-mentioned variables for the five regimes in the LMPC, with<br />

scores ranging from –5 (very bad) to +5 (very good).<br />

<strong>The</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> leader firms<br />

<strong>The</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> an<br />

‘infrastructure for collective<br />

action’<br />

<strong>The</strong> appropriateness <strong>of</strong> the<br />

role <strong>of</strong> the public organizations<br />

in the cluster<br />

<strong>The</strong> legitimacy <strong>of</strong> a<br />

‘community argument’<br />

<strong>The</strong> appreciation <strong>of</strong> voice<br />

<strong>The</strong> marketing<br />

and promotion<br />

regime<br />

cooperation.<br />

Community argument: An argument to persuade firms in the cluster to contribute to joint<br />

projects, because they are part <strong>of</strong> a community.<br />

Voice: Firms that, when not satisfied with a solution to a collective action<br />

problem strive to improve it, by raising their voice.<br />

<strong>The</strong><br />

innovation<br />

regime<br />

Of moderate<br />

importance<br />

Of moderate<br />

importance<br />

Of moderate<br />

importance<br />

Of moderate<br />

importance<br />

Of moderate<br />

importance<br />

<strong>The</strong> hinterland<br />

access regime<br />

<strong>The</strong> training and<br />

education<br />

regime<br />

Important Very<br />

important<br />

Important Very<br />

important<br />

Important Very<br />

important<br />

Important Very<br />

important<br />

Important Very<br />

important<br />

<strong>The</strong> internationalization<br />

regime

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