The Sources of Innovation

This seminal book has become essential reading for students taking courses in technology management and innovation, and for managers who are responsible for strategic planning. The author shows how the initiative to innovate can come not only form a manufacturer, but also from suppliers, and custome...

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Main Author: von Hippel, Eric (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: Oxford University Press 1988
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