Innovation and knowledge sourcing of modern sectors in old industrial regions: Comparing software firms in Moravia-Silesia and Upper Austria

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 188-205

  Tödtling, Franz ^a   Skokan, Karel ^b   Höglinger, Christoph ^a   Rumpel, Petr ^c   Grillitsch, Markus ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^b VSB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Innovation; knowledge sourcing; old industrial region; software

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; SOCIALISM; SOFTWARE;

AUSTRIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; MORAVSKOSLEZSKY;

EID: 84876240998     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776411428498     Document Type: Article

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