Sources of differences in the pattern of adoption of organizational and managerial innovations from early to late 1990s, in the UK

Research Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-148

  Bodas Freitas, Isabel Maria ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evolutionary processes; Innovation diffusion; Organizational innovation; Timing of adoption

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INNOVATION; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COMPLEMENTARITY; FUNCTIONALITY;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 38049039889     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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