The intervening effect of business innovation capability on the relationship between Total Quality Management and technological innovation

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 5087-5107

  Perdomo Ortiz, Jesús ^a   González Benito, Javier ^b   Galende, Jesús ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Business innovation capability; Technological innovation; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS INNOVATION; BUSINESS PERFORMANCE; BUSINESS PRACTICES; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

COMPETITION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

INNOVATION;

EID: 70449670658     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540802070934     Document Type: Article

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