Innovation projects and visions on the future: Ambition and commitment in the Agropark case

Journal on Chain and Network Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-124

  Hoes, Anne Charlotte ^a   Regeer, Barbara ^a   Zweekhorst, Marjolein ^a  

^a ATHENA INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Implementation; Innovation; Innovation management; New technologies; visions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869202174     PISSN: 15691829     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/JCNS2012.x007     Document Type: Article

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