The effects of network embeddedness on service innovation performance

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1723-1736

  Hsueh, Jung Tang ^a   Lin, Neng Pai ^b   Li, Hou Chao ^a  

^a YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Innovation; Innovation performance; Network embeddedness; Service innovation performance; Software service industry

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; SERVICE SECTOR; SOFTWARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954891491     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060903100398     Document Type: Article

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