Innovation and dynamic capabilities in a traditional service sector: Evidence from shipping companies

Baltic Journal of Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 320-341

  Tsekouras, George ^a   Poulis, Efthimios ^b   Poulis, Konstantinos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knowledge intensive services; Organizational innovation; Process innovation; Small enterprises; Technology led strategy; Traditional service sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053061222     PISSN: 17465265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465261111167975     Document Type: Article

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