Introduction

Bonnie Keith, Kate Vitasek, Karl Manrodt and Jeanne Kling

A chapter in Strategic Sourcing in the New Economy, 2016, pp 1-9 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The metaphor of dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants expresses the meaning of discovering truth by building on previous discoveries. Although it is originally attributed to Bernard of Chartres in the twelfth century, Isaac Newton popularized the concept in 1676.

Keywords: Business Model; Collaborative Relationship; Relational Contracting; Twelfth Century; Business Requirement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-137-55220-4_1

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