Spatial divisions of expertise: Knowledge intensive business service firms and regional development in Norway

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 959-977

  Bryson, John R ^a   Rusten, Grete ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SERVICE SECTOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 31344467210     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060500237353     Document Type: Article

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