Global competitiveness and innovation: An agent-centred perspective

Global Competitiveness and Innovation: An Agent-Centred Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1-167

  Clark, Gordon L ^a   Tracey, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230007734     Document Type: Book

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