Imitative innovation strategies: Understanding resource management of competent followers

Management Decision

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 952-975

  Huang, Ju Yu ^a   Chou, Tzu Chuan ^a   Lee, Gwo Guang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Case studies; Innovation; Resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954230333     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251741011053488     Document Type: Article

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