AN EVALUATION FRAMEWORK FOR ORGANISATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INNOVATIVENESS: COMPARATIVE MULTIPLE CASE STUDY FROM MANUFACTURERS IN TURKEY (original) (raw)
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