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Quebec's Coastal Maritime Industrial Cluster: (Not) Innovative and (Locally) Embedded?

Abstract This study explores two questions related to Quebec's coastal maritime industrial cluster: which activities constitute the maritime cluster in Quebec's coastal region? and What is the nature of innovation activities and external linkages of firms in the maritime cluster, and to what extent are these linkages locally embedded?The results reveal that maritime firms comprising the cluster are small with a low export base and a low propensity to innovate. In addition, these firms are not intensively engaged in innovation-related collaboration with external partners. The research doubts the viability of a cluster-oriented approach to the development of the maritime industry in Quebec's coastal region.