The interconnections of regional and domestic cluster development processes: Using the example of Estonian wood and forest industries

Journal of East-West Business

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 167-189

  Roolaht, Tonu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Economic clusters; Networking; Nordic region; Wood and forest industry

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; MARKETING; NETWORKING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TIMBER INDUSTRY;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249301747     PISSN: 10669868     EISSN: 15286959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J097v13n02_04     Document Type: Article

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