Explaining the process of innovation: The dynamic reconciliation of action and structure

Human Relations

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1479-1497

  Hung, Shih Chang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Action structure dichotomy; Innovation; Structuration theory; Technology path

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844250072     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726704049418     Document Type: Article

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