Determinants of inter-firm networks among tenants of science technology parks

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 467-492

  Koçak, Özgecan ^a   Can, Özge ^b  

^a SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YASAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; KNOWLEDGE; NETWORKING; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84896465249     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtt015     Document Type: Article

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