Bootlegging in the R&D Departments of High-Technology Firms

Research Technology Management

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 35-42

  Masoudnia, Yaser ^a   Szwejczewski, Marek ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bootlegging; New product development; Underground innovation

Indexed keywords

BOOTLEGGING; HIGH TECHNOLOGY; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; INNOVATION PROCESS; INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SENIOR MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRY;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84866000247     PISSN: 08956308     EISSN: 19300166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5437/08956308X5505070     Document Type: Article

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