Path dependence and cluster adaptation: A case study of Toronto's new media industry

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2-5, 2007, Pages 272-297

  Britton, John N H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clusters; Collaboration; Horizontal and vertical relationships; Learning; New media; Path dependence; Untraded interdependencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248185077     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijeim.2007.012885     Document Type: Article

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