How does a cluster relocate across the border? The case of information technology cluster in the Taiwan-Suzhou region

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 371-381

  Lee, Chuan Kai ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clusters; Industrial system; Information technology; Institutional innovation; Relocation; Suzhou; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MILITARY OPERATIONS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CLUSTERS; INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM; INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATION; SUZHOU; TAIWAN;

INNOVATION;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS; FIRM SIZE; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; RELOCATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGSU; SUZHOU; TAIWAN;

EID: 60649108595     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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