Centrality of regions in R&D networks: a new measurement approach using the concept of bridging paths

Regional Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1165-1178

  Bergé, Laurent R ^a   Wanzenböck, Iris ^b,c   Scherngell, Thomas ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^d VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

aggregated networks; co patent networks; interregional bridges; interregional R D networks; network centrality of regions

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NETWORK ANALYSIS; REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EUROPE;

EID: 85014658384     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2016.1269885     Document Type: Article

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