Systems thinking and learning in innovation process

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 184-195

  Lampela, Hannele ^a   Kärkkäinen, Hannu ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Complexity; Generative learning; Innovation; Learning; Learning barriers; New product development; Organisational learning; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749095095     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2008.019052     Document Type: Article

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