Innovation diffusion: A stakeholder and social network view

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-200

  Troshani, Indrit ^a   Doolin, Bill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australia; Innovation; Markup languages; Social networks; Stakeholder analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247544384     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601060710745242     Document Type: Article

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