Knowledge sourcing and innovation in "thick" and "thin" regional innovation systems-comparing ICT firms in two austrian regions

European Planning Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1245-1276

  Tödtling, Franz ^a   Lengauer, Lukas ^b   Höglinger, Christoph ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; KNOWLEDGE;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 79961037617     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2011.573135     Document Type: Article

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