Cooperative Ties and the Impact of External Factors upon Innovation in an Industrial District: Some Insights from the North Staffordshire Table and Giftware Sector;L'action coopérative et l'impact des facteurs externes sur l'innovation dans un district industriel: Des aperçus provenant du secteur de la vaissellerie et des cadeaux situé dans le Staffordshire du nord

Regional Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 580-596

  Tomlinson, Philip R ^a   Jackson, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Industrial districts; Innovation; Institutions; Table and giftware

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; INNOVATION; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL ECONOMY; SERVICE SECTOR;

ENGLAND; STAFFORDSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84927802375     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2011.585148     Document Type: Article

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