The Virtues of ‘Blue Sky’ Projects: How Lunar Design Taps into the Power of Imagination

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 316-324

  Andriopoulos, Constantine ^a   Gotsi, Manto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84869158145     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2005.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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