Industry convergence and its implications for the front end of innovation: A problem of absorptive capacity

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-175

  Bröring, Stefanie ^a   Leker, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

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EID: 85018286024     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2007.00425.x     Document Type: Article

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