Knowledge-intensive industries and regional development: The case of the software industry in Norway

Regional Development in the Knowledge Economy

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 43-62

  Isaksen, Arne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b NORDIC INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN INNOVATION   (Norway)

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EID: 34247857264     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203017319     Document Type: Chapter

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