The strategic importance of location: Location decisions and the effects of firm location on innovation and knowledge acquisition

European Planning Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 807-814

  Christensen, Jesper L ^a   Drejer, Ina ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INNOVATION;

EID: 23844544653     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654310500187862     Document Type: Editorial

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