Unbundling dynamic capabilities: An exploratory study of continuous product innovation

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 577-606

  Verona, Gianmario ^a   Ravasi, Davide ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0042568813     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/12.3.577     Document Type: Article

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