Networks for the commercialization of innovations: A review of how divergent network actors contribute

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 365-381

  Aarikka Stenroos, Leena ^a   Sandberg, Birgitta ^a   Lehtimäki, Tuula ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Commercialization; Innovation adoption; Innovation diffusion; Networks; Relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900485373     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2013.12.005     Document Type: Article

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