The Virtues and Vices of Innovators

Philosophy of Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 79-95

  Sand, Martin ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Creativity; Innovation; Responsible research and innovation; Technological pioneering; Virtue ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 85054319584     PISSN: 17403812     EISSN: 20529597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40926-017-0055-0     Document Type: Article

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