Technological and cultural challenges in local innovation support activities - Emerging knowledge interactions in charlotte's motor sport cluster

European Planning Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1215-1232

  Viljamaa, Kimmo ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; SPORT;

CHARLOTTE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548308461     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654310701529169     Document Type: Article

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