An analysis of geographical agglomeration and modularized industrial networks in a regional cluster: A case study at Yamagata prefecture in Japan

Technovation

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 531-539

  Takeda, Yoshiyuki ^a   Kajikawa, Yuya ^a   Sakata, Ichiro ^a   Matsushima, Katsumori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hub firm; Industrial agglomeration; Inter firm network; Regional cluster; Regional innovation system

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COAGULATION; COMPUTER NETWORKS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY;

CASE STUDIES; CLOSE PROXIMITY; ELSEVIER (CO); FIRM LOCATION; HUB FIRMS; INDUSTRIAL NETWORKS; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES; INTER ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORK; KEY FACTORS; KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION; MODULAR STRUCTURES; NETWORK STRUCTURES; PHYSICAL PROXIMITY; REGIONAL INNOVATION; SHINKANSEN; SITE LOCATION; STRATEGIC CHOICE;

METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS;

EID: 45549122245     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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