Global knowledge hubs: Introducing a new conceptual model

International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 131-151

  Tan, Beverly S Y ^a   Thai, Vinh V ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

GKH; Global knowledge hub; Industrial cluster; Knowledge cluster; Knowledge hub

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940776534     PISSN: 20404468     EISSN: 20404476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJKBD.2015.071471     Document Type: Conference Paper

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