Enhancing synergistic innovative capability in multinational corporations: An empirical investigation

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 412-429

  Persaud, Ajax ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATASETS; INNOVATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS (MNC);

DATA REDUCTION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PERSONNEL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURVEYING;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 25144437081     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2005.00138.x     Document Type: Article

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