Importance of organizational structure for the adoption of innovations

Management Science

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1285-1299

  DeCanio, Stephen J ^a   Dibble, Catherine ^a   Amir Atefi, Keyvan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

INNOVATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034294351     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.46.10.1285.12270     Document Type: Article

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