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Modes of experimentation : an innovation process, and competitive, variable

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  • Thomke, Stefan H.
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  • Franke, Roland Rolf.

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  • Thomke, Stefan H. & Hippel, Eric von. & Franke, Roland Rolf., 1997. "Modes of experimentation : an innovation process, and competitive, variable," Working papers WP 3972-97., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
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