Networking for regional innovation and economic growth: The Brazilian Petrópolis technopole

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 488-497

  De Mello, José Manoel Carvalho ^a   Rocha, Flávia Cristina Alves ^b  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Innovation; Knowledge based economy; Modernisation; Networks; Regional development; Technopoles

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MODERNIZATION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOPOLES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 2342637770     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2004.004285     Document Type: Review

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