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Original Articles

Cumulative and Combinatorial Micro-dynamics of Knowledge: The Role of Space and Place in Knowledge Integration

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Pages 1843-1866 | Received 01 Aug 2011, Accepted 01 Nov 2011, Published online: 26 Sep 2012

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