Collaborative product development and situated knowledge contexts: The case of non-durable food products

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 200-222

  Andersen, Poul Houman ^a   Munksgaard, Kristin Balslev ^b  

^a AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Food industry; Knowledge transfer; Product development; Value chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651244299     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601060910953979     Document Type: Article

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