The learning region: The impact of social capital and weak ties on innovation

Regional Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-88

  Hauser, Christoph ^a   Tappeiner, Gottfried ^a   Walde, Janette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HUMAN CAPITAL; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; SOCIAL CAPITAL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34250795225     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400600928368     Document Type: Article

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