The firm, the platform and the customer: A "double mangle" interpretation of social media for innovation

Information and Organization

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 198-213

  Martini, Antonella ^a   Massa, Silvia ^b   Testa, Stefania ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case study; Double mangle model; Innovation; Social software

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881086746     PISSN: 14717727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoandorg.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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