How to use pilot projects to implement open innovation

International Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1065-1097

  Boscherini, Lorenzo ^a   Chiaroni, Davide ^a   Chiesa, Vittorio ^a   Frattini, Federico ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

change management; Open Innovation; organizational change; pilot project

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650085048     PISSN: 13639196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S136391961000301X     Document Type: Article

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