The organization of regional clusters

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 623-642

  Bell, Simon J ^a   Tracey, Paul ^b   Heide, Jan J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 69949118755     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2009.44882930     Document Type: Review

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