Collective dynamism and firm strategy: Study of an indian industrial cluster

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-49

  Das, Keshabanada ^a  

^a Gujarat Institute of Development Research   (India)

Author keywords

Competitive strategies inter firm relationship; Keyword:industrial cluster

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; COMPETITIVNESS; INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERING; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

INDIA;

EID: 0031837866     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985629800000003     Document Type: Article

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