Innovative milieux and regional competitiveness: The role of associations and chambers of commerce and industry in Germany;Les milieux innovateurs et la compétitivité régionale: Le rôle des associations et des chambres de commerce et d'industrie en Allemagne

Regional Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 441-452

  Maennig, Wolfgang ^a   Ölschläger, Michaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Innovation; Innovative milieux; Organizations; Regional competitiveness; Social capital

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; INNOVATION; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY;

GERMANY;

EID: 79952947497     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343401003601917     Document Type: Article

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