Building both technology-intensive and technology-limited clusters by emerging research universities: The Toledo example

Applied Geography

Volumn 34, Issue , 2012, Pages 265-273

  Calzonetti, Frank J ^a   Miller, Diane M ^a   Reid, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Industry clusters; Regional development; Technology transfer; University engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84155191082     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.11.012     Document Type: Article

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