Tangible slack versus intangible resources: The influence of technology slack and tacit knowledge on the capability of organisational learning to generate innovation and performance

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 314-337

  Bueno, Eduardo ^a   Aragón, J Alberto ^b   Salmador, M Paz ^a   García, Victor J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Innovation; Organisational learning; Performance; Resource based view; Slack; Tacit knowledge; Technology

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING; PERFORMANCE; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; SLACK; TACIT KNOWLEDGE;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 72749085627     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2010.030161     Document Type: Article

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