Innovation blindness: Culture, frames, and cross-boundary problem construction in the development of new technology concepts

Organization Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 347-369

  Leonardi, Paul M ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Boundaries; Frames; Innovation; Technology concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953152696     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1100.0529     Document Type: Article

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