Collective creativity and brokerage functions in heavily cross-disciplined innovation processes

Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management

Volumn 5, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-21

  Parjanen, Satu ^a   Harmaakorpi, Vesa ^a   Frantsi, Tapani ^b  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Consultancy Frantsi Ltd ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Brokerage; Collective creativity; Innovation; Innovation session; Structural hole

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

BROKERAGE; COLLECTIVE CREATIVITIES; INNOVATION PROCESS; INNOVATION SYSTEM; PATTERN OF INNOVATION; POINT OF DEPARTURES; SOURCES OF INNOVATION; STRUCTURAL HOLES;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79954461938     PISSN: 15551229     EISSN: 15551237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.28945/713     Document Type: Article

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