Intermediaries in regional innovation systems: High-technology enterprise survey from northern Finland

European Planning Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-187

  Inkinen, Tommi ^a   Suorsa, Katri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INNOVATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TURNOVER;

FINLAND;

EID: 77951018878     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654310903491556     Document Type: Article

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