Competitiveness by Design: An Institutionalist Perspective on the Resurgence of a "Mature" Industry in a High-Wage Economy

Economic Geography

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 261-284

  Hatch, Carolyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agency; Canada; Design; Immigrant entrepreneur; Innovation; Institutions; Knowledge transfer; Labor market; Manufacturing; Practices

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; DESIGN; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; IMMIGRANT; INNOVATION; INVESTMENT; KNOWLEDGE; LABOR MARKET; LEARNING; MANUFACTURING; TRAINING;

CANADA;

EID: 84879837122     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: 19448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecge.12009     Document Type: Article

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