Self-organizing processes in building entrepreneurial networks: A theoretical and empirical investigation

Human Systems Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 209-222

  Biggiero, Lucio ^a,b  

^a LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomedical industry; Entrepreneurial networks; Identification; Industrial district; Knowledge creation; Recursivity; Self organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034771852     PISSN: 01672533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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