A corporate system for continuous innovation: The case of Google Inc

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 243-264

  Steiber, Annika ^a   Alänge, Sverker ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Corporate innovation system; Dynamic capability; Google; Human resource management; Innovation management; Open innovation; Organizational culture; Organizational design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878227039     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601061311324566     Document Type: Article

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