How can HR practices support front-end innovation and increase the innovativeness of companies?

European Journal of International Management

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 488-505

  Aagaard, Annabeth ^a   Andersen, Torben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Front end innovation; HR practices; Innovativeness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906852438     PISSN: 17516757     EISSN: 17516765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2014.064601     Document Type: Review

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