Clusters and intercluster spillovers: Their influence on the growth and survival of Canadian information technology firms

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-60

  Globerman, Steven ^b   Shapiro, Daniel ^a   Vining, Aidan ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SPILLOVER EFFECT; SURVIVAL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14344250435     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dth043     Document Type: Review

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