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100 1 _aKoepp, Rob
245 1 0 _aClusters of creativity :
_benduring lessons on innovation and entrepreneurship from Silicon Valley and Europe's Silicon Fen /
_cby Rob Koepp
260 _aChichester :
_bWiley,
_cc2002
300 _axiv, 281 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c24 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 _aClusters of Creativity; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: The Hidden Lessons of "Siliconia'; The Silicon Valleys of the World; Silicon Valley in Context; Breaking with Accepted Orthodoxy; Clusters and Enterprise; SILICON VALLEY; 2 Introduction; 3 From Semi- desert to Silicon Valley; 4 Valley Dynamism; 5 Valley Innovators; 6 Post-silicon Silicon Valley; EUROPE'S SILICON FEN; 7 Introduction; 8 The Phenomenon of Cambridge; 9 Cambridge Dynamics; 10 Phenomenally Innovative; 11 The Future of the Phenomenon; 12 Epilogue: A Silicon World?; Endnotes; Index.
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520 _aLike the subject matter it covers, Clusters of Creativity is innovative and original. It breaks with popular interpretations of Silicon Valley and similar regions, which range from the hyperbolically laudatory to the contemptuously dismissive, and takes a critical, objective look at the lessons that these locations provide about innovation and entrepreneurship.
650 0 _aEntrepreneurship
_zCalifornia
_zSanta Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
650 0 _aEntrepreneurship
_zEngland
_zCambridge Region
650 0 _aHigh technology industries
_zCalifornia
_zSanta Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
650 0 _aHigh technology industries
_zEngland
_zCambridge Region
650 0 _aMicroelectronics industry
_zCalifornia
_zSanta Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
650 0 _aMicroelectronics industry
_zEngland
_zCambridge Region
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