Exaptation in innovation processes: Theory and models

Handbook of Economic Organization: Integrating Economic and Organization Theory

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 172-192

  Bonifati, Giovanni ^a   Villani, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

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EID: 85019735659     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781782548225.00019     Document Type: Chapter

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