‘Absolutely free’? The role of relational work in sustaining artistic innovation

Organization Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 797-821

  Montanari, Fabrizio ^a   Scapolan, Annachiara ^a   Gianecchini, Martina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

artistic innovation; case study; creative industries; network; relational work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971657524     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840616647419     Document Type: Article

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