Understanding the linkages between flexibility strategy and innovation

World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 135-148

  Ngamsirijit, Wuttigrai ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Innovation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957038769     PISSN: 17460573     EISSN: 17460581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/WREMSD.2010.031643     Document Type: Article

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