Organizing for Continuous Innovation: On the Sustainability of Ambidextrous Organizations

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 208-221

  Van Looy, Bart ^a   Martens, Thierry ^b   Debackere, Koenraad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Esselte Ltd   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84898053526     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2005.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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