The creative class thesis and the mobility patterns of knowledge workers considering the place of birth: The case of montreal

International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 176-203

  Tremblay, Diane Gabrielle ^a   Darchen, Sébastien ^b  

^a Tel e University of Quebec   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attraction retention; CC; Creative class; Economic development; Knowledge worker; Quality of place

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870272132     PISSN: 20404468     EISSN: 20404476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJKBD.2010.035658     Document Type: Article

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