Inter-organizational geographical proximity and local start-ups' knowledge acquisition: A contingency approach

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 446-467

  Presutti, Manuela ^a   Boari, Cristina ^a   Majocchi, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

geographical proximity; industrial cluster; inter organizational networks; knowledge; start ups

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; KNOWLEDGE; NETWORK ANALYSIS;

EID: 84878457893     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2012.760003     Document Type: Article

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