How can product semantics be embedded in product technologies? The case of the Italian wine industry

International Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 411-439

  Dell'Era, Claudio ^a   Bellini, Emilio ^a,b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Design push approach; New product development; Wine industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350381632     PISSN: 13639196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1363919609002364     Document Type: Article

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