Screen LibraryInternational knowledge and innovation networks：knowledge creation and innovation in medium technology clusters
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Edward Elgar,
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| Publisher Address: | Cheltenham, UK Northampton, USA |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New horizons in regional science |
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| Carrier Form: | vi, 275 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781848444416 (hbk.) 1848444419 (hbk.) |
| Index Number: | G302 |
| CLC: | G302 |
| Call Number: | G302/C247 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-258) and index. This book illustrates the distinct nature of innovation in medium technology industrial sectors, which are the key to European international competitiveness, and the recent changes of networks within regional clusters. It presents best-practice management and regional strategies, and an original and coherent theoretical framework for the analysis of innovation processes called 'Territorial Knowledge Management'. The authors concentrate on the territorial dimension and the cognitive economics approach, and go beyond the traditional focus on R & D in high tech sectors. They also highlight the |