Understanding aesthetic innovation in the context of technological evolution

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 332-351

  Eisenman, Micki ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 84879830027     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2011.0262     Document Type: Article

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