A literature review on markets for ideas: Emerging characteristics and unanswered questions

Technovation

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 65-76

  Natalicchio, A ^a   Messeni Petruzzelli, A ^a   Garavelli, A C ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

External knowledge; Innovation contests; Market for ideas; Open innovation

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING;

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE; EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE; INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; OPEN INNOVATION; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; VIRTUAL MARKETPLACE;

COMMERCE;

EID: 84891628846     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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