Globalisation of knowledge production and regional innovation policy: Supporting specialized hubs in the Bangalore software industry

Research Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1684-1696

  Chaminade, Cristina ^a   Vang, Jan ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bangalore; Evolution; Globalization of innovation; Regional innovation systems; Software industry

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; REGIONAL PLANNING;

BANGALORE; EVOLUTION; GLOBALIZATION OF INNOVATION; REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE INDUSTRY;

PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 55549110747     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.08.014     Document Type: Article

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