HIGH-PERFORMANCE LEVEL AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AMONG WINERY FIRMS IN THE WINE INDUSTRY CLUSTER OF BAJA CALIFORNIA: A FSQCA APPROACH

ABSTRACT This paper analyzes how wineries in the wine industry cluster of Baja California in Mexico achieve a high-performance level and engage in technology management. The study uses the fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis approach to inquire into the necessary and sufficient conditions for firms in this industry cluster to attain a high-performance level. Our research hypothesis suggests that the presence of some resources (conditions) in the wine industry cluster of Baja California is a necessary and sufficient condition (set-theoretic relations) to achieve a high-performance level (outcome). Accordingly, this study examines the causal complexity observed in set-theoretic relations and high-performance levels in the wine industry cluster of Baja California. An important finding in this research is that winery firms in Baja California do not need to develop interdependent innovations to achieve a high-performance level. However, research and development efforts, good supplier relations, and production capacity are necessary conditions to achieve a high performance level in this cluster.摘要 本研究针对墨西哥下加利福尼亚州葡萄酒产业集群内的酒庄展开分析，探析其如何实现高绩效水平并开展技术管理实践。本研究采用模糊集定性比较分析（Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis）方法，探究该产业集群内企业达成高绩效水平所需的必要与充分条件。本研究提出的研究假设认为，下加利福尼亚州葡萄酒产业集群内部分资源（条件）的具备，是实现高绩效水平（结果变量）的必要且充分条件（集合论关系）。据此，本研究考察了该葡萄酒产业集群中集合论关系与高绩效水平之间的因果复杂性。本研究的一项重要发现显示：下加利福尼亚州的酒庄企业无需开展协同式创新即可实现高绩效水平；但研发投入、良好的供应商关系与生产能力，是该集群内企业达成高绩效水平的必要条件。