Computer networks and the reorganization of corporate space: The case of the Korean electronics industry

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-154

  Hwang, Joo Seong ^a  

^a Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANUFACTURING; NETWORKING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

KOREA;

EID: 0032444983     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5597.1998.tb00711.x     Document Type: Article

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