Open innovation actions and innovation performance: A literature review of European empirical evidence

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 150-171

  Greco, Marco ^a   Grimaldi, Michele ^a   Cricelli, Livio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Empirical evidence; Europe; Innovation; Innovation performance; Literature review; Open innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929747793     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EJIM-07-2013-0074     Document Type: Article

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