rKnowledge: The Spatial Diffusion and Adoption of rDNA Methods

Regional Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 798-817

  Feldman, Maryann P ^a   Kogler, Dieter F ^b   Rigby, David L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary economic geography; General purpose technology; Knowledge diffusion adoption; Patent analysis; rDNA methods; Technology evolution

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COGNITION; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; KNOWLEDGE; LOGIT ANALYSIS; METROPOLITAN AREA; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928050479     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2014.980799     Document Type: Article

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