Death of distance? - Biotechnology agglomeration patterns, alliance proximity, and firm performance

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-264

  Ahn, Mark J ^a   Meeks, Michael D ^b   Davenport, Sally ^a   Bednarek, Rebecca ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Biotechnology; Clusters; Proximity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858815687     PISSN: 02198770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219877009001704     Document Type: Article

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