Introduction: When is regional "Beautiful"? Implications for knowledge flows, entrepreneurship and innovation

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Asheim, Bjorn T ^a,b   EJermo, Olof ^b   Annika, Rickne ^b,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c The Dahmen Institute   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE; INNOVATION; REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY;

EID: 70350376113     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662710902759774     Document Type: Article

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