Strategic leadership and executive innovation influence: An international multi-cluster comparative study

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 665-682

  Elenkov, Detelin S ^a   Judge, William ^a   Wright, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation influence; Social culture; Strategic leadership; TMT tenure heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MANAGERS; PROCESS CONTROL; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INNOVATION RESEARCH; SOCIAL CULTURE; STRATEGEIC LEADERSHIP; TOP MANAGEMENT TEAM (TMT);

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 20444464018     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.469     Document Type: Article

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