Breaking inside the black box: Towards a dynamic evaluation framework for regional innovative capability

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 733-744

  Tura, Tomi ^a   Harmaakorpi, Vesa ^b   Pekkola, Sanna ^b  

^a Lahti Science and Business Park Ltd   (Finland)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; MODELING; POLICY MAKING; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

EID: 67049084778     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/030234208X363169     Document Type: Article

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