Knowledge systematisation, reconfiguration and the organisation of firms and industry: The case of design

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1334-1352

  D'Ippolito, Beatrice ^a,d   Miozzo, Marcela ^b   Consoli, Davide ^c  

^a GRENOBLE ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c INGENIO CSIC UPV Technical University of Valencia   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design; Firm organisation; Home furnishing; Industry organisation; Knowledge reconfiguration; Knowledge systematisation

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ENGINEERING;

FIRM ORGANISATION; HOME FURNISHING; INDUSTRY ORGANISATION; KNOWLEDGE RECONFIGURATION; SYSTEMATISATION;

ABSTRACTING;

EID: 84905105941     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2014.03.013     Document Type: Article

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