Does online collaboration with customers drive innovation performance?

Journal of Service Theory and Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 327-347

  Ryzhkova, Natalia ^a  

^a BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Customers; Gazelle; Innovation performance; Online methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916932974     PISSN: 20556225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JSTP-02-2014-0028     Document Type: Article

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