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Engineering versus Craftsmanship: Innovation in the Electric Guitar Industry, 1945–1984

In: Knowledge Transfer and Technology Diffusion

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  • Thierry Rayna
  • Ludmila Striukova

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This important book is about the origins and diffusion of innovation, in theory and in practice. The practice draws on a variety of industries, from electronics to eyewear, from furniture to mechatronics, in a range of economies including Europe, the USA and China.

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  • Thierry Rayna & Ludmila Striukova, 2011. "Engineering versus Craftsmanship: Innovation in the Electric Guitar Industry, 1945–1984," Chapters, in: Paul L. Robertson & David Jacobson (ed.), Knowledge Transfer and Technology Diffusion, chapter 8, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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