Factors affecting indivual innovation: An examination within a Japanese subsidiary in Singapore

Technovation

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 617-631

  Ong, Chin Huat ^a   Wan, David ^a   Chng, Seong Huat ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Individual innovation; Organizational characteristics, and knowledge structure

Indexed keywords

PERSONNEL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INDIVIDUAL INNOVATION;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0037506002     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4972(02)00019-6     Document Type: Article

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