Communities of management knowledge diffusion

Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-132

  Roberts, Joanne ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

EID: 77955206109     PISSN: 08109028     EISSN: 14701030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08109028.2010.494894     Document Type: Article

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