Assessing the relationship between firm resources and product innovation performance: A resource-based view

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 420-435

  Abu Bakar, Lily Julienti ^a   Ahmad, Hartini ^a  

^a Universiti Utara Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysia; Manufacturing; Organizational performance; Product innovation; Resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953317015     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637151011049430     Document Type: Article

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