A multidimensional approach to the adoption of innovation

Management Decision

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 493-502

  Cooper, Juett R ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creativity; Organizational structure; Process innovation; Product innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993035271     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251749810232565     Document Type: Article

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