An innovative milieu - A view on regional reputation building: Case study of the Lahti urban region

Regional Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 523-538

  Aula, Pekka ^a   Harmaakorpi, Vesa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Innovation policy; Innovation systems; Innovative milieu; Regional development; Reputation; Social capital

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL POLICY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN REGION;

ETELA SUOMEN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; LAHTI; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 46849121434     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400701543207     Document Type: Article

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