Book review of Benoît Godin and Dominique Vinck (eds.) Critical Studies of Innovation. Alternative Approaches to the Pro-Innovation Bias. Cheltenham and Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 335

Journal title STUDI ORGANIZZATIVI
Author/s Alessandro Mongili
Publishing Year 2019 Issue 2018/2
Language English Pages 17 P. 204-219 File size 232 KB
DOI 10.3280/SO2018-002009
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Alessandro Mongili, Book review of Benoît Godin and Dominique Vinck (eds.) Critical Studies of Innovation. Alternative Approaches to the Pro-Innovation Bias. Cheltenham and Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 335 in "STUDI ORGANIZZATIVI " 2/2018, pp 204-219, DOI: 10.3280/SO2018-002009