Genesis of a research field: District, network, strategic network

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 221-239

  Lorenzoni, Gianni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cluster; Interfirm connections; Network; Relational capabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956279384     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10997-010-9151-4     Document Type: Article

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