On Styles in Product Design: An Analysis of U.S. Design Patents

Tian Heong Chan
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Tian Heong Chan
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Information Systems and Operations Management, Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
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Jürgen Mihm
Jürgen Mihm
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Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD, 77300 Fontainebleau, France
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Manuel E. Sosa
Manuel E. Sosa
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Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD, Singapore 138676
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Tian Heong Chan

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Tian Heong Chan

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Information Systems and Operations Management, Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322

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Jürgen Mihm

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Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD, 77300 Fontainebleau, France

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Manuel E. Sosa

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Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD, Singapore 138676

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Published Online:21 Feb 2017https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2016.2653

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Received:April 11, 2014
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Published Online:February 21, 2017

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