Bottom-up learning, organizational formalization, and ambidextrous innovation

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 314-329

  Wei, Zelong ^a   Yi, Yaqun ^a   Yuan, Changhong ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Learning organizations; Organizational innovation; Organizational structures; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959277053     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534811111132712     Document Type: Article

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