Competency rallying for technical innovation-The case of the Virtuelle Fabrik

Technovation

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 679-692

  Katzy, Bernhard R ^a   Crowston, Kevin ^b  

^a BUNDESWEHR UNIVERSITY MUNICH   (Germany)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster; Dynamic capabilities; Innovation routines; Networks; Regional innovation system; Virtual organizations

Indexed keywords

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY;

CASE STUDIES; CLUSTER; COLLABORATION PROJECTS; COLLABORATIVE ACCESS; COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; EXTERNAL-; INNOVATION ROUTINES; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; MARKET OPPORTUNITIES; NETWORK CAPABILITIES; NETWORKED ORGANIZATIONS; NETWORKS; REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM; SWITZERLAND; TECHN ICAL INNOVATIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS; VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONS;

INNOVATION;

EID: 49349110015     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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