Path dependence as a barrier for 'soft' and 'open' innovation

International Journal of Business Innovation and Research

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 714-730

  Remneland Wikhamn, Björn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Barrier; Change; Change management; Implementation; Innovation; Liability of newness; Open innovation; Path dependence; Practice; Soft innovation; Unlearning

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054946606     PISSN: 17510252     EISSN: 17510260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBIR.2011.043207     Document Type: Article

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