New Firm Formation and Industry Clusters: A Case of the Drugs Industry in the U.S.

Growth and Change

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-199

  Koo, J ^a   Cho, Kwang Rae ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; FIRM OWNERSHIP; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957569808     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: 14682257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2257.2011.00549.x     Document Type: Article

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