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Large-Scale Innovative Projects as Temporary Trading Zones: Toward an Interlanguage Theory

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  • Sylvain Lenfle

    (LIRSA - Laboratoire interdisciplinaire de recherche en sciences de l'action - CNAM - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM], i3-CRG - Centre de recherche en gestion i3 - X - École polytechnique - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - Université Paris-Saclay - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Jonas Söderlund

    (BI Norwegian Business School [Oslo])

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  • Sylvain Lenfle & Jonas Söderlund, 2019. "Large-Scale Innovative Projects as Temporary Trading Zones: Toward an Interlanguage Theory," Post-Print hal-02390158, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02390158
    DOI: 10.1177/0170840618789201
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