Does social capital reinforce technological inputs in the creation of knowledge? Evidence from the Spanish regions

Regional Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1019-1038

  MiguéLez, Ernest ^a   Moreno, Rosina ^a   ArtíS, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Complementarities; Human capital; Innovation; Social capital

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARITY; HUMAN CAPITAL; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79960644269     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400903241543     Document Type: Article

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