The transformation between exploration and exploitation applied to inventors of packaging innovations

Technovation

Volumn 30, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 322-331

  Gobbo Jr , José Alcides ^a   Olsson, Annika ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

C K theory; Case studies; Exploitation network; Exploration network; Innovation networks; Network theory; Packaging innovations

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATION NETWORKS; INNOVATION NETWORK; K-THEORY; NETWORK THEORY; PACKAGING INNOVATION;

CIRCUIT THEORY; PACKAGING; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PRODUCT DESIGN; RESEARCH;

INNOVATION;

EID: 77950020911     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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