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Research Article

How do ideas gain legitimacy in internal crowdsourcing idea development? Exploring the effects of feedback on idea selection

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Pages 401-432 | Received 31 Jan 2022, Accepted 10 Apr 2023, Published online: 25 Apr 2023

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