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Driving innovation through clusters: Empirical evidence from Poland

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2025-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 30 - 44
Submitted on: Oct 11, 2024
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Accepted on: Oct 22, 2025
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Published on: Dec 30, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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