Open for ideation: Individual-level openness and idea generation in R&D

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 488-504

  Salter, Ammon ^a   Ter Wal, Anne L J ^b   Criscuolo, Paola ^b   Alexy, Oliver ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERS; MANAGERS;

COMBINATORIAL SEARCH; COSTS AND BENEFITS; EXTERNAL SOURCES; INDIVIDUAL LEVELS; INNOVATIVE IDEAS; LARGE ORGANIZATIONS; MANAGERIAL PRACTICES; SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85028200116     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12214     Document Type: Article

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