Towards technological rules for designing innovation networks: A dynamic capabilities view

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1069-1092

  Smart, Palie ^a   Bessant, John ^b   Gupta, Abhishek ^c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design and development; Innovation; Networking; Pharmaceutical technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548456051     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570710820639     Document Type: Article

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