Bricolage as a path to innovativeness for resource-constrained new firms

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 211-230

  Senyard, Julienne ^a   Baker, Ted ^b   Steffens, Paul ^b   Davidsson, Per ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; MANAGEMENT;

DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; GENERAL SUPPORTS; INNOVATIVENESS; RESOURCE CONSTRAINT;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84893690560     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12091     Document Type: Article

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