Institutional variety, networking and knowledge exchange: Communication and innovation in the case of the Brianza technological district

Regional Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-172

  Patrucco, Pier Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Communication; Innovation; Knowledge exchange; Networking; Technological districts

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; INNOVATION; NETWORKING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ITALY;

EID: 0037395889     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0034340022000057497     Document Type: Article

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