The effects of knowledge-based resources, market orientation and learning orientation on innovation performance: An empirical study of Turkish firms

Journal of International Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 204-219

  Kaya, Nihat ^a   Patton, John ^b  

^a GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation performance; Knowledge based resources; Learning orientation; Market orientation; Turkish firms

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; LEARNING; MARKET DEVELOPMENT;

TURKEY;

EID: 79951589375     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1662     Document Type: Article

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