Structure and strategy within heterogeneity: Multiple dimensions of regional networking

Regional Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 793-815

  Steiner, Michael ^a,b   Ploder, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b JOANNEUM RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Institutions; Knowledge exchange; Network analysis; Regional networking

Indexed keywords

NETWORK ANALYSIS; NETWORKING; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 48949116324     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400701861310     Document Type: Article

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