Innovation and knowledge driven by a focal corporation: The case of the Autoeuropa supply chain

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 124-140

  Vale, Mário ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Automobile industry; Innovation; Inward investment; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 1842781021     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776404036252     Document Type: Article

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