External technology sourcing: Evidence from design-driven innovation

Management Decision

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 962-983

  Cantarello, Silvia ^a   Nosella, Anna ^a   Petroni, Giorgio ^b   Venturini, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN MARINO   (San Marino)

Author keywords

Design; Innovation; Italy; Organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959597169     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251741111143630     Document Type: Article

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