Fostering radical innovations with open innovation

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 212-231

  Inauen, Matthias ^a   SchenkerWicki, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Innovation; Innovation performance; Inside out process; Knowledge economy; Open innovation; Radical innovations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859924149     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601061211220986     Document Type: Article

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