Interlocking Firm Networks in the German Knowledge Economy. On Local Networks and Global Connectivity;Standortverflechtungen in der deutschen Wissensökonomie. Über lokale Netzwerke und globale Konnektivität

Raumforschung und Raumordnung

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 161-174

  Lüthi, Stefan ^a   Thierstein, Alain ^a   Bentlage, Michael ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advanced Producer Services firms; Germany; High Tech firms; Interlocking firm networks; Knowledge economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871710246     PISSN: 00340111     EISSN: 18694179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13147-011-0088-0     Document Type: Article

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