What makes an “innovation champion”?

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 72-89

  Sergeeva, Natalya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Innovation; Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950327537     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EJIM-06-2014-0065     Document Type: Article

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