Advancing the conceptualization and operationalization of novelty in organizational research

Organization Science

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1297-1311

  Rosenkopf, Lori ^a   McGrath, Patia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

exploration and exploitation; Innovation management; Novelty; Organizational learning; Portfolio management

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255195281     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1100.0637     Document Type: Article

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