The importance of innovation leadership in cultivating strategic fit and enhancing firm performance

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 339-349

  Carmeli, Abraham ^a   Gelbard, Roy ^a   Gefen, David ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptability; Change; Firm performance; Innovation leadership; Strategic fit

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953683445     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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