Research Article

Regional Benefits of Logistic Clusters: A Study of Scale Development

Volume: 18 Number: 43 November 7, 2021
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Regional Benefits of Logistic Clusters: A Study of Scale Development

Abstract

Businesses in the same industry and companies that provide support to these industries, tend to cluster geographically in order to gain various advantages. These formations, which are named the "cluster", create value by producing goods and services, and represent the entire value chain at interrelated industry groups, from suppliers to end products, including support services. As a driv-ing force for regional development, clusters provide industrial, sectoral, social, and environmental benefits to their regions by their common geographical location, purpose-built infrastructures, col-laborations, and common goals. There are many studies in the literature emphasizing the critical importance of regional clustering at both micro and macro levels. However, no systematic study on scale development has been found. This article is aimed to develop a scale for the Benefits of Logistics Clusters and to fill this gap in the literature.In the study, 259 companies, that are members of Kahramanmaraş Chamber of Commerce and engaged in foreign trade activities in different sectors, were determined and data were obtained from these companies by questionnaires. The sample size is calculated as 155 and156 questionnaires were collected. The sample size is calculated as 155 and156 questionnaires were collected. To develop the Benefits of Logistic Clustering (BLC) scale firstly the data were tested with exploratory factor analysis in SPSS; Then to validate the four factors are obtained, confirmatory factor analysis was performed with AMOS. Finally, the reliability and validity of the scale were analyzed, and found that the BLC scale was reliable and valid.

Keywords

Clustering , Logistics Clusters , Benefits of Logistic Clustering , Scale Development

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APA
Şekkeli, Z. H., & Bakan, İ. (2021). Regional Benefits of Logistic Clusters: A Study of Scale Development. OPUS International Journal of Society Researches, 18(43), 6143-6161. https://doi.org/10.26466/opus.873593