Teaching the fuzzy front end of innovation: Experimenting with team learning and cross-organizational integration

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 147-159

  Martinsuo, Miia ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

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EID: 84977544444     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2009.00526.x     Document Type: Article

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