Differentiated Knowledge Bases and the Nature of Innovation Networks

European Planning Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1418-1436

  Martin, Roman ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; STRATEGIC APPROACH; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84884499686     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2012.755836     Document Type: Article

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