The dual nature of innovative activity: How entrepreneurial orientation influences innovation generation and adoption

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 555-571

  Pérez Luño, Ana ^a   Wiklund, Johan ^b,c   Cabrera, Ramón Valle ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental dynamism; Generation and adoption of innovation; Proactivity; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957630522     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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