The effects of board competence on operational innovation: Tests of universal, contingency and configurational models

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 330-345

  Wu, Hsueh Liang ^a   Lee, Cheng Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Low cost strategy; Operational innovation; Technological opportunity

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; INNOVATION; MANAGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; LOW-COST STRATEGY; OPERATIONAL INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34547186491     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2007.013499     Document Type: Article

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