Formal Project Organization and Informal Social Networks: Regional Advantages in the Emergent Animation Industry in Oslo, Norway

European Planning Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1165-1181

  Johnsen, Ingrid H Garmann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; MEDIA INDUSTRY; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; SOCIAL NETWORK;

NORWAY; OSLO [NORWAY];

EID: 79961054078     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2011.573129     Document Type: Article

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