Innovation strategy, working climate, and financial performance in traditional manufacturing firms: An empirical analysis

International Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Nybakk, Erlend ^a   Jenssen, Jan Inge ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

financial performance; Innovation strategy; innovative working climate; manufacturing firms; wood industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053951234     PISSN: 13639196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1363919611003374     Document Type: Article

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