Entrepreneurship and innovation in second tier regions

Second tier high-tech regions are taking a different path than their well-known counterparts such as Silicon Valley or Route 128 around Boston. They may lack many prerequisites of growth such as a world-class research university or high levels of venture capital funding. Often, however, they can suc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mayer, Heike.
Corporate Author: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar, 2011.
Subjects:
Entrepreneurship > United States.
High technology industries > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781847203595.xml
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