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Knowledge Search Pattern and Product Innovation of Firms in Low and High-Technology Industrial Clusters: A Knowledge Relatedness Perspective

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  • Rob Atkinson
  • Abdelillah Hamdouch
  • Aiqi Wu
  • Cassandra C. Wang

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  • Loris Servillo & Rob Atkinson & Abdelillah Hamdouch & Aiqi Wu & Cassandra C. Wang, 2017. "Knowledge Search Pattern and Product Innovation of Firms in Low and High-Technology Industrial Clusters: A Knowledge Relatedness Perspective," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 108(4), pages 488-502, September.
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