Knowledge absorption of optical technology companies in Shanghai, Pudong: Successes, barriers and structural impediments

Applied Geography

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 171-184

  Liefner, Ingo ^a   Brömer, Christian ^a   Zeng, Gang ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Absorption theories; China; Competitiveness; Cooperation; Optical technology; Ownership form

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; OPTICAL METHOD; OWNERSHIP; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

CHINA; KOREA; PUDONG; SHANGHAI; TAIWAN;

EID: 79960163644     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.01.012     Document Type: Article

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