Creative Tension in the Innovation Process:. How to Support the Right Capabilities

European Management Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-24

  Perez freije, Javier ^a   Enkel, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Contingency Approach; Industry Dynamic; Innovation Control System; Innovation Management; Organizational Behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846287571     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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