Design, innovation and the boundaries of the firm

Research Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 509-529

  Walsh, Vivien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0038800007     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-7333(95)00847-0     Document Type: Article

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