Exploring the role of proximity in SME knowledge-acquisition

Research Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 683-701

  Davenport, Sally ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Geographic proximity; Knowledge acquisition; Organisational proximity; Regional policy; SME growth

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MARKETING; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

GEOGRAPHIC CLUSTERING; GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY; ORGANIZATIONAL PROXIMITY; SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES (SME);

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

EID: 20444501791     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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