Risk, proactivity and uncertainties as determinants of the decision to imitate or to innovate

International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 343-354

  Pérez Luño, Ana ^a   Valle Cabrera, Ramon ^a   Wiklund, Johan ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INNOVATION; RISK ANALYSIS; SURVEYS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMPANY'S PERFORMANCE; PROACTIVITY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 42149120686     PISSN: 17402832     EISSN: 17402840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTIP.2007.016305     Document Type: Article

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