Influence of transformational leadership on organizational innovation and performance depending on the level of organizational learning in the pharmaceutical sector

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 188-212

  García Morales, Víctor J ^a   Matías Reche, Fernando ^a   Hurtado Torres, Nuria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Innovation; Organizational innovation; Organizational performance; Pharmaceuticals industry; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649108203     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810810856435     Document Type: Article

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