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Winning combinations: search strategies and innovativeness in the UK

Paola CriscuoloImperial College Business School, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Keld LaursenDepartment of Innovation and Organizational Economics, Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, DenmarkORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2763-3989
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Toke ReichsteinDepartment of Strategic Management and Globalization, Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Ammon SalterSchool of Management, University of Bath, Bath, UK
Pages 115-143 | Published online: 09 Feb 2017

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