Toward a multistage, multilevel theory of innovation

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 357-372

  Sears, Greg J ^a   Baba, Vishwanath V ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adoption; Creativity; Cross level theory; Innovation; Invention; Organizational change; Technological change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861992919     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/CJAS.198     Document Type: Article

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