Towards a theory of innovation in services: A state of the art

The Handbook of Innovation and Services: A Multi-disciplinary Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 27-48

  Gallouj, Faiz ^a   Savona, Maria ^a,b  

^a University of Lille 1 Clersé and Cepii   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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