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Pioneer Companies: Striving for Fast, Deep, and Broad Diffusion of Innovations

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Erfolgsfaktor Innovation

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Simon, G.L., Rustogi, H. (2005). Pioneer Companies: Striving for Fast, Deep, and Broad Diffusion of Innovations. In: Berndt, R., Belardo, S., Helbling, C., Schmidt, R., Stähli, A., Berndt, R. (eds) Erfolgsfaktor Innovation. Herausforderungen an das Management, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27291-7_6

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