Managing the efficiency-flexibility tension in innovation: Strategic and organizational aspects

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-7

  Magnusson, Mats ^a   Boccardelli, Paolo ^b   Börjesson, Sofia ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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EID: 85016953656     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2009.00506.x     Document Type: Article

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