'The golden thread of innovation' and Northern Ireland's evolving regional innovation system

Regional Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 365-379

  Cooke, Philip ^a   Roper, Stephen ^b   Wylie, Peter ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c OKANAGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Innovation system; Northern Ireland; Region; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; REGIONAL PATTERN; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

NEMIPTERUS VIRGATUS;

EID: 0038722743     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0034340032000074406     Document Type: Article

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