How much difference is there between industrial district firms? A net value creation approach

Research Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 473-476

  Molina Morales, F Xavier ^a   Martínez Fernández, M Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Industrial district; Internal heterogeneity; Knowledge; Shared resources; Value creation

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPETITION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; INTERNAL HETEROGENEITY; KNOWLEDGE; SHARED RESOURCE; VALUE CREATION;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 1842475547     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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