Geographic ‘clustering’ in the german opto electronics industry: Its impact on randd collaboration and innovation

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 277-296

  Hassink, Robert ^a   Wood, Michelle ^b  

^a Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI)   (South Korea)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clustering; Germany; Innovation.; Opto electronics; R d collaboration

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; MANUFACTURING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

GERMANY;

EID: 0032427039     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985629800000016     Document Type: Article

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