How to implement innovation policies through projects successfully

Technovation

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 615-626

  Kapsali, Maria ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Implementation instruments; Innovation policy; Innovation projects; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

FLEXIBILITY; IMPLEMENTATION INSTRUMENTS; INNOVATION POLICY; INNOVATION PROJECTS; SYSTEMS THINKING;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM THEORY;

INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 80255127419     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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