Interdisciplinary heterogeneity as a catalyst for product innovativeness of entrepreneurial teams

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-132

  Henneke, Daniel ^a   Lüthje, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 76449086047     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2007.00426.x     Document Type: Article

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