Knowledge links in high-technology industries: Markets, networks or milieu? the case of the Vienna biotechnology cluster

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2-5, 2007, Pages 345-365

  Tödtling, Franz ^a   Trippl, Michaela ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; Biotechnology clusters; High technology industries; Knowledge links

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248164998     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijeim.2007.012888     Document Type: Article

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