Strategic decisions as drivers of innovation: The case of MicroLink

Baltic Journal of Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 300-319

  Kask, Triin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Corporate strategy; Estonia; Estonian IT company; External environment; Information technology; Innovation; Organizational capabilities; Strategic decisions

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053056901     PISSN: 17465265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465261111167966     Document Type: Article

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