Tight Clusters or Loose Networks? The Critical Role of Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Cluster Creation

Regional Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 245-258

  Giblin, Majella ^a   Ryan, Paul ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

External economies; Foreign direct investment; Industrial clusters; Multinational corporations; Regions; Spillovers

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 84856995817     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2010.497137     Document Type: Article

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