Searching for complementary technological knowledge and downstream competences: Clustering and cooperation

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 35, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 262-283

  Quintana Garcia, Cristina ^a,c,d,e   Benavides Velasco, Carlos A ^a,b,c,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales   (Spain)

^c Research Group 'Technological Innovation and Quality'   (Spain)

^d Division for Quality and Strategic Planning   (Spain)

^e European Academy of Management (EURAM)   (Spain)

^f Technical Higher School of Industrial Engineering   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agglomeration economies; Biotechnology; Cooperation networks; Spillovers; Technological capabilities; Vertical alliances

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MARKETING; VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES; COOPERATION NETWORKS; SPILLOVERS; TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES; VERTICAL ALLIANCES;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33646850035     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2006.009238     Document Type: Article

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