A case study of knowledge protection and diffusion for innovation: Managing knowledge in the mobile telephone industry

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 426-438

  Galvin, Peter ^a   Rice, John ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Information structures; Innovation; Knowledge management; Knowledge protection; Modularity; Standardisation

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; STANDARDIZATION;

COMPETITIVE POSITION; COMPLEMENTARY PRODUCTS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILES; INFORMATION STRUCTURES; KNOWLEDGE PROTECTION; MODULARITY; NETWORK EXTERNALITY; PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE;

GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 48349099540     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2008.019384     Document Type: Article

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