New technology, work organisation, and innovation

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 331-354

  Hempell, Thomas ^a   Zwick, Thomas ^b  

^a Axa Germany   (Germany)

^b CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Information and communication technology; Innovations

Indexed keywords

EID: 42049095342     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438590701279649     Document Type: Article

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