The role of climate for innovation in enhancing business performance: The case of design firms

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 407-422

  Panuwatwanich, Kriengsak ^a   Stewart, Rodney A ^a   Mohamed, Sherif ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Business performance; Construction industry; Design; Innovation

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMMUNICATION; DIFFUSION; SECONDARY EMISSION; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SURVEYS;

ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING; AUSTRALIA; BUSINESS PERFORMANCE; BUSINESS PERFORMANCES; CONCEPTUAL MODELLING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DESIGN; DESIGN FIRMS; DESIGN PROFESSIONALS; DEVELOPED MODEL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; INNOVATION; INNOVATION DIFFUSION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 52349112496     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980810902712     Document Type: Article

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