Identifying the variables associated with types of innovation, radical or incremental: Strategic flexibility, organisation and context

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 35, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 80-106

  Cabello Medina, Carmen ^a,b   Carmona Lavado, Antonio ^a,b   Valle Cabrera, Ramón ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b National Research Project   (Spain)

Author keywords

Context; Organisation; Radical and incremental innovation; Strategic flexibility

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CONTEXT; ORGANISATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; RADICAL AND INCREMENTAL INNOVATION; STRATEGIC FLEXIBILITY;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 33646853873     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2006.009230     Document Type: Review

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