Collective learning processes, networking and 'Institutional thickness' in the Cambridge region

Regional Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 319-332

  Keeble, David ^a   Lawson, Clive ^a   Moore, Barry ^a   Wilkinson, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cambridge region; Collective learning; High technology SMEs; Institutional thickness; Networking; Spin offs

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; LEARNING; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

CAMBRIDGE; CAMBRIDGESHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032819382     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713693557     Document Type: Article

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