Strategic innovation at large companies through strategic community management – an NTT multimedia revolution case study

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 95-108

  Kodama, Mitsuru ^a  

^a Wireless Communication Lab Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Innovation; Multimedia; Partnering; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986146365     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601069910289031     Document Type: Article

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