Intra-organizational networking for innovation-based corporate entrepreneurship

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 221-235

  Kelley, Donna J ^a   Peters, Lois ^b   O'Connor, Gina Colarelli ^b  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breakthrough innovation; Corporate entrepreneurship; Network theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 64749099923     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2008.05.010     Document Type: Article

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