<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This article was aimed to analyse the working condition of the coupling mechanism in Chinese shipbuilding industry cluster. Literature review was conducted to unveil the coupling mechanism of shipbuilding industry cluster, providing analysis of the present development of shipbuilding industry. A theoretical model was proposed by using the efficacy function and the capacity of the coupling coefficient while measuring the coupling of the shipbuilding industry cluster. Four coupling characteristics were found including relevant, systemic, diversity, and collaborative in the shipbuilding industry cluster. The shipbuilding industry cluster has two levels of coupling mechanism including the core layer coupling mechanism and the support layer coupling mechanism respectively. The improvement through coupling the core layer, support layer, and the coupling between two levels, is an effective way to achieve long-term stable development in Chinese shipbuilding industry cluster.</p></abstract>

This article was aimed to analyse the working condition of the coupling mechanism in Chinese shipbuilding industry cluster. Literature review was conducted to unveil the coupling mechanism of shipbuilding industry cluster, providing analysis of the present development of shipbuilding industry. A theoretical model was proposed by using the efficacy function and the capacity of the coupling coefficient while measuring the coupling of the shipbuilding industry cluster. Four coupling characteristics were found including relevant, systemic, diversity, and collaborative in the shipbuilding industry cluster. The shipbuilding industry cluster has two levels of coupling mechanism including the core layer coupling mechanism and the support layer coupling mechanism respectively. The improvement through coupling the core layer, support layer, and the coupling between two levels, is an effective way to achieve long-term stable development in Chinese shipbuilding industry cluster.

Coupling Mechanism and Coupling Degree Measurement Model of Shipbuilding Industry Cluster

School of Economics and Management, Harbin Engineering University,P.R.China,150001

School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, 10010,

School of Economics and Management, Harbin Engineering University, 150001,

Polish Maritime Research

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This article was aimed to analyse the working condition of the coupling mechanism in Chinese shipbuilding industry cluster. Literature review was conducted to...

Coupling Mechanism and Coupling Degree Measurement Model of Shipbuilding Industry Cluster

Published Online: Nov 16, 2016

Page range: 78 - 85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2016-0049

Keywords
coupling mechanism, coupling degree measurement model, shipbuilding industry cluster

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Coupling Mechanism and Coupling Degree Measurement Model of Shipbuilding Industry Cluster

Published Online: Nov 16, 2016

Page range: 78 - 85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2016-0049

Keywordscoupling mechanism, coupling degree measurement model, shipbuilding industry cluster

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
coupling mechanism, coupling degree measurement model, shipbuilding industry cluster