Exploring over: The presumed identity of emerging technology

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 238-252

  Gillier, Thomas ^a   Piat, Gerald ^a  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

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EID: 85013375697     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2011.00614.x     Document Type: Article

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