Innovation management in technology-related knowledge-intensive business services

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-177

  Ojanen, Ville ^a   Xin, Yan ^b   Chai, Kah Hin ^b  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

IHIP characteristics; Innovation management; KIBS; Knowledge management; Knowledge intensive business services; Service innovation; Technology and engineering consulting

Indexed keywords

EID: 66149187083     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2009.025180     Document Type: Article

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