Extending private-collective innovation: A case study

R and D Management

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 170-191

  Stuermer, Matthias ^a   Spaeth, Sebastian ^a   Von Krogh, Georg ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 60449088930     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2009.00548.x     Document Type: Article

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