Organizing the innovation process: Complementarities in innovation networking

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-290

  Love, James H ^a   Roper, Stephen ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementarities; Germany; Innovation; Networking; UK

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARITY; FIRM SIZE; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; NETWORKING; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77954829604     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662710902923776     Document Type: Article

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