Bringing 'place' back in: regional clusters, project governance, and new product outcomes

We examine new product outcomes in the context of regional clusters. Based on past research on marketing relationships, clusters, and social networks, we propose that the overall configuration of a cluster helps promote particular governance practices among its members. These practices have distinct value-creating properties, and when they are brought to bear on a specific new product development project within a cluster, they promote performance outcomes like product novelty and speed to market. Ultimately, these performance effects are reinforced by the configuration of the cluster itself. In general, we propose that new product outcomes follow from complex interactions between a cluster's macro-level configuration and its micro-level governance processes. More broadly, our framework points to the importance of geographical variables and to the role of “place” in marketing decision-making

The Clan Macneil - Accession 715 #46

The Clan Macneil by R. L. Macneil relates the history of the Clann Niall of Scotland from ancient times to the early 20th century. Included is information on the ancient Irish traditional descent, the Macneils of various locales in Scotland, emigration of Macneils to America, religion of the family, family customs, information about the land holdings of the clan, legends and genealogical information among other material. Please see the attached Table of Contents, Clan Tartan, and Index.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2569/thumbnail.jp