Firm innovation in policy-driven parks and spontaneous clusters: The smaller firm the better?

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 715-731

  Huang, Kuo Feng ^a   Yu, Chwo Ming Joseph ^a   Seetoo, Dah Hsian ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Agglomeration effect; In house R D; Science based parks; SMEs

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LOCATION;

AGGLOMERATION EFFECTS; EMERGING ECONOMIES; FIRMS' PERFORMANCE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SECTORS; INNOVATION PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; MARKET PERFORMANCE; SMES;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 84866276571     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-012-9248-9     Document Type: Article

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