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    Sigvald J. Harryson (Assistant Professor)

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    Cornelius Herstatt  & Christoph Stockstrom  & 

  2. Technology and Innovation Management, ETH Zürich, Kreuzplatz 5, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland

    Hugo Tschirky

  3. Graduate School of Engineering Management of Science and Technology (MOST), Tohoku University, 04 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai City Miyagi Prefecture, 980-8579, Japan

    Akio Nagahira

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Harryson, S.J. (2006). The Japanese Know-Who Based Model of Innovation Management — Reducing Risk at High Speed. In: Herstatt, C., Stockstrom, C., Tschirky, H., Nagahira, A. (eds) Management of Technology and Innovation in Japan. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31248-X_5

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