On the dynamics of generation and utilisation of knowledge: The local character of knowledge

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 387-408

  Saviotti, Pier Paolo ^a,b  

^a INRA University Pierre Mendes France   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Co relational structure; Coordination; Division of Labour; knowledge; Knowledge base; Retrieval interpretative structure

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; KNOWLEDGE; LABOR DIVISION;

EID: 34948824970     PISSN: 0954349X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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