From innovation to commercialization through networks and agglomerations: Analysis of sources of innovation, innovation capabilities and performance of Dutch SMEs

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 425-452

  van Hemert, Patricia ^a   Nijkamp, Peter ^a   Masurel, Enno ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C38; D83; O30; O31; O52

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMMERCIALIZATION; INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84875552650     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-012-0509-1     Document Type: Article

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