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A Study of Military Innovation Diffusion Based on Two Case Studies

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Avadikyan, A., Cohendet, P., Dupouët, O. (2005). A Study of Military Innovation Diffusion Based on Two Case Studies. In: Llerena, P., Matt, M. (eds) Innovation Policy in a Knowledge-Based Economy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26452-3_7

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