Innovation adoption by established firms: Unresolved issues

Journal of High Technology Management Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 115-130

  Boeker, Warren ^b   Huo, Y Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0000971870     PISSN: 10478310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1047-8310(88)90008-9     Document Type: Article

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