Managing innovation networks in the industrial goods sector

International Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1209-1241

  Landsperger, Johannes ^a   Spieth, Patrick ^a  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Innovation network; network management; network outcome

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955172921     PISSN: 13639196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1363919611003714     Document Type: Conference Paper

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