Business networking for SMEs as a means to promote regional competitiveness: A Theoretical Framework
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Keywords
network form of organisation; local development; trust; co-operation.;All these keywords.
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BEC-2005-11-09 (Business Economics)
- NEP-ENT-2005-11-09 (Entrepreneurship)
- NEP-GEO-2005-11-09 (Economic Geography)
- NEP-NET-2005-11-09 (Network Economics)
- NEP-SOC-2005-11-09 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
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