The influence on corporate entrepreneurship of technological variables

Industrial Management & Data Systems

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 984-1005

  Martín Rojas, Rodrigo ^a   García Morales, Víctor J ^a   García Sánchez, Encarnación ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate entrepreneurship; Organizational learning; Organizational performance; Spain; Technological distinctive competencies; Top management support

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; SPAIN; TECHNOLOGICAL DISTINCTIVE COMPETENCIES; TOP MANAGEMENT SUPPORT;

INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MANAGERS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80054908500     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635571111161253     Document Type: Article

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