The organization of innovation in ecosystems: Problem framing, problem solving, and patterns of coupling

Advances in Strategic Management

Volumn 30, Issue , 2013, Pages 167-194

  Brusoni, Stefano ^a   Prencipe, Andrea ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Innovation; Innovation ecosystems; Patterns of coupling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886576095     PISSN: 07423322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0742-3322(2013)0000030009     Document Type: Article

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