The role of proximity and knowlegde interation between head offices and kibs

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 188-201

  Aslesen, Heidi Wiig ^a   Jakobsen, Stig Erik ^b  

^a Research and Education   (Norway)

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

Author keywords

Geographical proximity; Head office; Innovation; KIBS; Major cities; Norway; Survey and case studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947399144     PISSN: 0040747X     EISSN: 14679663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9663.2007.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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