Fast-connecting search practices: On the role of open innovation intermediary to accelerate the absorptive capacity

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 120, Issue , 2017, Pages 232-239

  Kokshagina, Olga ^a,b   Le Masson, Pascal ^a   Bories, Florent ^c  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Stim   (France)

^c Chorus Fitness   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Intermediary platform; Learning; Open innovation; Search

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; INTERMEDIARY PLATFORM; LEARNING; OPEN INNOVATION; SEARCH;

INNOVATION;

INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; INNOVATION; LEARNING;

EID: 85017161965     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2017.02.009     Document Type: Article

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