The evaluation of cluster policy by fuzzy MCDM: Empirical evidence from HsinChu Science Park

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 11895-11906

  Sun, Chia Chi ^a   Lin, Grace T R ^a   Tzeng, Gwo Hshiung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Driving force; Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process; Industrial cluster; Industrial cluster policy; Taiwan HsinChu Science Park

Indexed keywords

DRIVING FORCE; FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER; INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER POLICY; TAIWAN HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; ECONOMICS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; PARKS; RESEARCH;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 67349130207     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2009.04.019     Document Type: Article

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