Regional innovation performance in light of social-capital research and application

Social Science Information

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 414-428

  Adam, Frane ^a  

^a IRSA (Institute for Developmental and Strategic Analyses)   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

collaborative structures; innovation performance; meta analysis; regional innovation system; social networks; trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052216075     PISSN: 05390184     EISSN: 14617412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0539018411411022     Document Type: Article

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