CI Implementation: An Empirical Test of the CI Maturity Model

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 328-337

  Jørgensen, Frances ^a   Boer, Harry ^a   Laugen, Bjørge Timenes ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

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EID: 65449172695     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2006.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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