The chemical sectoral system: Firms, markets, institutions and the processes of knowledge creation and diffusion

Sectoral Systems of Innovation: Concepts, Issues and Analyses of Six Major Sectors in Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 121-154

  Cesaroni, Fabrizio ^a   Gambardella, Alfonso ^b   Garcia Fontes, Walter ^c   Mariani, Myriam ^d,e  

^a Scuola Superiore   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

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EID: 36849032658     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511493270.005     Document Type: Chapter

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