The Role of Innovation Intermediaries in Firm-Innovation Community Collaboration: Navigating the Membership Paradox

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 289-314

  Lauritzen, Ghita Dragsdahl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT;

FIRM INNOVATION; INDIVIDUAL LEVELS; INNOVATION COMMUNITIES; INNOVATION INTERMEDIARIES; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING; ONLINE INNOVATIONS; USER INNOVATION;

INNOVATION;

EID: 85017591574     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12363     Document Type: Article

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