| The Dynamics of Industrial Clustering: International Comparisons in Computing and Biotechnology Contributor(s): Swann, G. M. Peter (Editor), Prevezer, Martha (Editor), Stout, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198289596 ISBN-13: 9780198289593 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 1998 Annotation: Why do firms in high-technology industries cluster at particular locations? Comparing the clustering process in the UK and the US in both computing and biotechnology, the contributors to this volume establish that new firms have been attracted to particular sites by the presence of opportunities not taken up by incumbent firms. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Business & Economics | Information Management - Business & Economics | Industrial Management |
| Dewey: 338 |
| LCCN: 97027476 |
| Lexile Measure: 1500 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.33 lbs) 358 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Why do firms in high-technology industries cluster at particular locations? Comparing the clustering process in the UK and the US in both computing and biotechnology, the contributors to this volume establish that new firms have been attracted to particular sites by the presence of opportunities not taken up by incumbent firms. |