Who owns ideas? An investigation of employees’ beliefs about the legal ownership of ideas

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 216-230

  Hannah, David R ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 85012840795     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0963-1690.2004.00311.x     Document Type: Article

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