Industrial clusters as a factor for innovative drive – In regions of transformation and structural change: A comparative analysis of East Germany and poland

Journal of East European Management Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 340-364

  Clarkson, Michael ^a   Fink, Matthias ^b   Kraus, Sascha ^c  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY VIADRINA   (Germany)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cluster; Competitive Advantage; Eastern Germany; Poland; SME

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952939309     PISSN: 09496181     EISSN: 18620019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5771/0949-6181-2007-4-340     Document Type: Article

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