Organizational Design for Enhancing the Impact of Incremental Innovations: A Qualitative Analysis of Innovative Cases in the Context of a Developing Economy

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 413-424

  Manimala, Mathew J ^a   Jose, P D ^a   Thomas, K Raju ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

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EID: 70349838409     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2005.00361.x     Document Type: Article

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