Managing changes to integrative technologies-the case of biophotonics

International Journal of Learning and Change

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-27

  Benzler, Guido ^a   Wink, Rüdiger ^b  

^a Lead Partner Operations   (Germany)

^b LEIPZIG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biophotonics; Integrative technologies; Mode 2; Organisational change; Systems of innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 48949108947     PISSN: 17402875     EISSN: 17402883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLC.2005.007995     Document Type: Article

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