Knowledge codification, exploitation, and innovation: The moderating influence of organizational controls in Chinese firms

Management and Organization Review

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-241

  Li, Yuan ^a,b   Lee, Soo Hoon ^c   Li, Xiyao ^b   Liu, Yi ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endogenous innovation; Knowledge codification; Knowledge exploitation; Organizational control

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954360580     PISSN: 17408776     EISSN: 17408784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8784.2010.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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