An examination of the relationships among market orientation, innovation resources, reputational resources, and company performance in the transitional economy of Slovenia

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-164

  Snoj, Boris ^a   Milfelner, Borut ^a   Gabrijan, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Financial performance; Innovation resources; Market orientation; Market performance; Marketing resources; Reputational resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548981304     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjas.22     Document Type: Article

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