ABSTRACT
This chapter covers research findings on the determinants of cluster position and upgrading in value chains. The characteristics of the research sample were presented together with the major properties and importance of the European ICT industry as a context of this study. Then, we analyzed the results of individual logistic regression models with independent variables and of an aggregate logistic regression model for all independent variables, previously identified in the individual models. Based on these findings, we established the hierarchy of the identified determinants and retheorized them into higher-order constructs. Ultimately, an empirically corroborated framework of cluster upgrading was proposed.
