What makes firms more innovative? A look at organizational and environmental factors

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 400-416

  Özsomer, Aysegul ^a   Calantone, Roger J ^b   Di Benedetto, Anthony ^c  

^a SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0004793345     PISSN: 08858624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08858629710190259     Document Type: Article

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