Orchestrating innovation networks: The case of innovation brokers in the agri-food sector

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-76

  Batterink, Maarten H ^a   Wubben, Emiel F M ^b   Klerkx, Laurens ^a   Omta, S W F ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Food Valley   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agri food sector; Innovation broker; Network orchestration; Networks; Small and medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

AGROINDUSTRY; FOOD INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

FRANCE; GERMANY; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77950937736     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985620903220512     Document Type: Article

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