Questionnaire One

(Cluster founders and administrators)

All of the information you submit will be treated as completely confidential and it will not be possible for anyone to match that information to any one individual's response.

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1.      How long is your cluster established? *

0-1 Year

3-10 Year

1-3 Year

Over 10 Years

2.      Do you know how many members are there embedded in the cluster? *

Yes

No

      If yes, please number them:

(e.g. 5000 or around 5000)

Number of Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)  

Number of large firms  

3.      What is the form of your cluster?*

Traditional cluster only

Cluster with web portal

Internet based only

4.      How you were running your business before, contrasting to the new opportunities/activities has the creation of the cluster introduced to you?      (e.g. business network, information exchange etc.)

5.      Are there any sub-clusters within your cluster?*

(e.g. racing division in automotive or West Midlands region in the UK)

Yes

No

   If yes, please indicate:*

Geographical

Industrial (e.g. automotive, aerospace)

Business fields (e.g. trader, parts maker)

Business size

Maturity (Age of the business)

Time of join

Others, please specify:

 

 

6.      Does the cluster receive any form of support? If yes, what are they?

No

Monetary

In-kind

Advisory

Regional policy

The supports were from:

Personal/company

Partnership

Government institutes

Industrial institutes

In receiving your sponsorship, do you have any form of payback?

No

Monetary

Share

Ownership

In-kind

If yes, how do you find the relationship between paying and gains?

7.      What are the main factors that contributed to your decision to build a Cluster?*

 

8.      How have your expectations been met (or not met)?*

 

9.      Is there any lesson from practice, success and/or mistakes, that you would like to share with others?*

10.  Would you like to discuss with us in more detailed?

Yes

No

Thank you very much for your time!