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Design, Innovation, and the Boundaries of the Firm1
Vivien Walsh,
Vivien Walsh
Manchester School of Management University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
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Vivien Walsh
Manchester School of Management University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
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Reprinted from Research Policy 25, Vivien Walsh, “Design, innovation and the boundaries of the firm,” 509–529, Copyright 1996, with permission from Elsevier Science.
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