What are innovative opportunities?

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-45

  Holmén, Magnus ^a   Magnusson, Mats ^a   McKelvey, Maureen ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Appropriability; Economic value; Entrepreneurial opportunities; Resource mobilization; Technological opportunities

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY; ENTREPRENEUR; INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34547469898     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662710601130830     Document Type: Article

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