The front end of innovation in an era of industry convergence: Evidence from nutraceuticals and functional foods

R and D Management

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 487-498

  Bröring, Stefanie ^a   Cloutier, L Martin ^b   Leker, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 33750582244     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2006.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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