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Original Articles

How Emergence Conditions of Technological Clusters Affect Their Viability? Theoretical Perspectives on Cluster Life Cycles

Pages 2025-2046 | Received 01 Jun 2010, Accepted 01 Sep 2010, Published online: 09 Dec 2011

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