Changing value chain of the Swiss knowledge economy: Spatial impact of intra-firm and inter-firm networks within the emerging Mega-City Region of Northern Switzerland

Regional Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1113-1131

  Thierstein, Alain ^a   Lüthi, Stefan ^a   Kruse, Christian ^b   Gabi, Simone ^c   Glanzmann, Lars ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Bank Morgan Stanley AG   (Switzerland)

^c Accident Service   (Switzerland)

^d ALSTOM SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Knowledge economy; Mega City Regions; Network analysis; Polycentricity; Value chain

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GLOBAL ECONOMY; KNOWLEDGE; NETWORK ANALYSIS; SERVICE SECTOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN GROWTH;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND; ZURICH [SWITZERLAND]; ZURICH [ZURICH (ADS)];

EID: 53549114221     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400802154557     Document Type: Article

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