Leveraging lead user knowledge in software development - The case of weblog technology

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-221

  Kaiser, Stephan ^a   Müller Seitz, Gordon ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EICHSTÄTT INGOLSTADT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Innovation; Lead user; Motivation; Software development; Weblog technology

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 43049104178     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662710801954542     Document Type: Article

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