Innovation and employment growth in industrial clusters: Evidence from aeronautical firms in Germany

International Journal of the Economics of Business

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 259-278

  Bönte, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerospace; Firm Performance; Industrial Clusters; Innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844224452     PISSN: 13571516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1357151042000286393     Document Type: Article

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