ABSTRACT
This chapter shows that distinctive impact is measureable and the sample of cluster organizations can be divided into two types due to the indirect factors generated by all parties involved. It provides a two-step explanation of the impacts observed: direct impacts on cluster development and entrepreneurship are the result of the deliberate action of cluster management organizations (CMOs); and the approaches applied by CMOs are governed by the two logics to which cluster organizations (Cos) are subject, namely a logic of influence and a logic of membership. The chapter begins with a state-of-the-art review on the role of cluster facilitators and their impact on cluster organizations. It focuses on cluster facilitators from organizations dedicated entirely to clusters whose mission is to run clusters on behalf of their cluster members. Bocquet and Mothe isolate two logics underpinning the approaches of CMOs to meeting the entrepreneurial needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), while simultaneously working on the development of potential clusters.
