Customer-related proactiveness in the radical innovation development process

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 252-267

  Sandberg, Birgitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Customer orientation; Innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247372202     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601060710745288     Document Type: Article

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