Hoholm, Thomas, 1973-

The contrary forces of innovation : an ethnography of innovation in the food industry / Thomas Hoholm. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - xi, 319 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-311) and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- PART I -- Understanding Innovation as Process -- Constructing Ethnography -- PART II -- Introducing the Case Study -- Fermenting Fish: Innovation In Practice -- PART III -- An Analytic Scheme Of Innovation Processes -- The Contrary Forces Of Innovation -- Conclusion.

"The complexity and tensions of industrial innovation processes are fleshed out through the analysis of an intriguing case study from the food industry. Drawing together insights from multiple disciplines, this book shows the controversial nature of innovation processes."--

9780230283664 (hbk.)

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015678338 Uk


Fishery processing--Technological innovations--Sweden.
Organizational change--Sweden.
Ethnic food industry--Sweden.
Fermented fish--Sweden.

SH287 / .H65 2011

664.94 / HOC