Technology and industrial clusters: How different are they to manage?

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 679-688

  Coletti, Michele ^a  

^a GRENOBLE ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

EUROPE;

EID: 78649270276     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/030234210X12778118264413     Document Type: Article

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