Customizing clusters: On the role of Western multinational corporations in the formation of science and engineering clusters in emerging economies

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 316-323

  Manning, Stephan ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster formation; Emerging economies; Local institutions; Offshoring; Science and engineering talent; Service capability

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; POLICY MAKING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SERVICE SECTOR;

EID: 54049130480     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: 15523543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242408325585     Document Type: Conference Paper

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