Innovation as response to emissions legislation: Revisiting the automotive catalytic converter at Johnson Matthey

R and D Management

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-168

  Tao, Lan ^a   Garnsey, Elizabeth ^a   Probert, David ^a   Ridgman, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 76549122259     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2010.00603.x     Document Type: Article

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