Co-innovation by KIBS in environmental services - A knowledge-based perspective

International Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Castaldi, Carolina ^a   Faber, Jan ^b   Kishna, Maikel J ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

co innovation; KIBS; knowledge; knowledge based; learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885744213     PISSN: 13639196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1363919613500205     Document Type: Review

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