A typology of reverse innovation

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 12-28

  Von Zedtwitz, Max ^a   Corsi, Simone ^a,b   Søberg, Peder Veng ^a,c   Frega, Romeo ^d  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d Center for Industrial Production Aalborg University ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

EXTERNAL RESISTANCE; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; MARKET INTRODUCTION; ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PHASIS; RESEARCH PROPOSITIONS; TYPES OF INNOVATIONS;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84914148791     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12181     Document Type: Article

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