Manufacturing regeneration through corporate entrepreneurship: Middle managers and organizational innovation

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 491-511

  Jones, Oswald ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change management; Entrepreneurs; Experience; Middle managers; Social interaction; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844371225     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570510593166     Document Type: Article

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