Overcoming the harmony fallacy: How values shape the course of innovation systems (2024)

Heiberg, J. (2022). Overcoming the harmony fallacy: How values shape the course of innovation systems. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 42, 411-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2022.01.012

Heiberg, Jonas ; Truffer, Bernhard. / Overcoming the harmony fallacy: How values shape the course of innovation systems. In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 2022 ; Vol. 42. pp. 411-428.

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Heiberg, J 2022, 'Overcoming the harmony fallacy: How values shape the course of innovation systems', Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, vol. 42, pp. 411-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2022.01.012

Overcoming the harmony fallacy: How values shape the course of innovation systems. / Heiberg, Jonas; Truffer, Bernhard.
In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Vol. 42, 03.2022, p. 411-428.

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Heiberg J, Truffer B. Overcoming the harmony fallacy: How values shape the course of innovation systems. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 2022 Mar;42:411-428. doi: 10.1016/j.eist.2022.01.012