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Innovation in Construction

In: The Handbook of Innovation and Services

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  • Jan Bröchner

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This Handbook brings together 49 international specialists to address an issue of increasing importance for the world’s post-industrial economies; innovation as it relates to services.

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  • Jan Bröchner, 2010. "Innovation in Construction," Chapters, in: Faïz Gallouj & Faridah Djellal (ed.), The Handbook of Innovation and Services, chapter 31, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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