Interfirm knowledge exchanges and the knowledge creation capability of clusters

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 658-676

  Arikan, Andaç T ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 69949187900     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2009.44885776     Document Type: Review

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