Implementing open innovation: Cultural issues

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 369-397

  Mortara, Letizia ^a   Slacik, Imke ^a   Napp, Johann J ^a   Minshall, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Implementation; OI; Open innovation; Organisational culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949809025     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2010.032264     Document Type: Article

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