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Innovation and the Post-Original: On Moral Stances and Reproduction

Alf Rehn, Sheena Vachhani

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Pages: 310 - 322

Swansea University Author: Sheena Vachhani

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DOI (Published version): 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2006.00390.x

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<p>This article represents an inquiry into the ontology of innovation, that is, the foundational issues of innovation and how we conceive of the nature of innovation and creativity. By juxtaposing the notions of novelty and copying, the article introduces the concept of ‘postoriginality’ as a...

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Published in: CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT
Published: John Wiley and Sons 2006
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