Codified-tacit and general-specific knowledge in the division of labour among firms: A study of the software industry

Research Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1425-1442

  Grimaldi, Rosa ^a   Torrisi, Salvatore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Innovation; Inter firm networks; Knowledge; Software

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035606307     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(01)00160-3     Document Type: Article

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