More than network structure: How knowledge heterogeneity influences managerial performance and innovativeness

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 541-562

  Rodan, Simon ^a   Galunic, Charles ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSEAD   (France)

Author keywords

Innovation; Knowledge; Knowledge heterogeneity; Managerial performance; Social network

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPETITION; DATA ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

KNOWLEDGE HETEROGENEITY; MANAGERIAL INNOVATIONS; MANAGERIAL PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2442557208     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.398     Document Type: Article

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